What is the taxonomy of a rafflesia?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Rafflesia arnoldii is the largest single flower in the world, up to three feet across and with petals .75" thick. The titan arum, although it is nine feet tall and up to four feet wide, is technically an inflorescence, much like a sunflower. This means that it has many tiny male and female flowers inside of it. Rafflesia is a single, huge flower.

Answer 3

Rafflesia is a genus with approximately 28 different species. They are parasitic plants found in southeast Asia.

Answer 4

Rafflesia is named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, who was the leader of the expedition that found the flower in 1818, growing in an Indonesian rain forest.

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