Rafflesia baletei: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Rafflesiaceae
Genus
Rafflesia
Species
Rafflesia baletei
Scientific Name
Rafflesia baletei

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Rafflesia baletei

Rafflesia baletei is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to the Philippines.

The species was first collected in 1991 by Bicolano mammalogist Danilo S. Balete on Mount Isarog and was initially thought to be Rafflesia manillana. It was only in 2006 that Filipino scientists confirmed the identity of this new species, naming it in Balete's honour. After the establishment of the identity of this species, a new population was rediscovered on Mount Isarog and Mount Iriga. See this citation for a review of Philippine Rafflesia.

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