Rafflesia micropylora

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Rafflesia micropylora

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Description

Flowers 30-60 cm diameter, no data available on size of buds.

Distribution

Aceh present

Malesia: Sumatra (Aceh). Protected inside the Leuser National Park.

Ecology

Host plant Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston ex Mabb., and possibly other species.

Notes

The medium- to large-sized flowers, the small opening of the diaphragm and the richly branched ramenta with swollen apices, make this species easy to recognize. The red-coloured diaphragm, together with the size and the small hole as illustrated in Koorders (l.c.: plate 15, fig. G), make identification of the two numbered species now possible.