Rafflesia patma
Rafflesia patma is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It was first collected from the Indonesian island of Kembangan, located off the Indian Ocean coast of Java.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rafflesiaceae |
| Genus: | Rafflesia |
| Species: | R. patma |
| Binomial name | |
| Rafflesia patma | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rafflesia zollingeriana | |
The name is derived from patma, the Javan vernacular name of the plant.
References
- "Rafflesia Zollingeriana" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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