Rafflesia arnoldii var. arnoldii

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Rafflesia arnoldii var. arnoldii

Description

Flowers (55-)70-100 cm in diam.

Distribution

Aceh present, Bengkulu present, Lampong present, W Kalimantan present, W Sarawak present, W Sumatra present
Malesia: Sumatra (Aceh, W Sumatra, Bengkulu, Lampong), Borneo (W Sarawak, W Kalimantan).

Ecology

Host plant most commonly Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston ex Mabb. .

Notes

See also under Incompletely known species, Rafflesia tuan-mudae Becc, p. 36. A plant of this species flowered on 9 February 1857 in the Bogor Botanical Garden. See paragraph on ex situ cultivation, p. 20.