Rafflesia pricei

(Rafflesia pricei)

Description

Rafflesia pricei is a parasitic flowering plant endemic to Borneo. It is named after amateur botanist William Price, who discovered the species on Mount Kinabalu in the 1960s.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Malpighiales

Family:Rafflesiaceae

Genus:Rafflesia

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