Rafflesia cantleyi

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Rafflesia cantleyi

Description

Flowers c. 30-55 cm across, in all respects very much like R. hasseltii but perigone lobes with about 6-8 big whitish warts in radial and lateral direction and up to 10 in the basal rows, sometimes these blots more or less confluent in bizarre wavy edged configurations.

Distribution

Kedah present, Kelantan present, Pahang present, Perak present, Tioman L present
Malesia: Malaya (Perak, Kelantan, Pahang, Tioman L, Kedah), see map in Meijer, l.c. 1983, updated (in ms) by Matthew Wong. See also

Notes

This species was up to 1984 considered by the author to be identical with R. hasseltii Suringar, following identification by Ridley and others. See also note 2 under R. hasseltii.

Citation

Wong 1990: pp. 56-59. – In: Nature Malays.: col. photos