Rafflesia schadenbergiana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rafflesiaceae |
| Genus: | Rafflesia |
| Species: | R. schadenbergiana
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Rafflesia schadenbergiana is a parasitic plant species in the family Rafflesiaceae, endemic to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It has the largest flower among the Rafflesia species found in the Philippines, with a diameter of 52–80 cm (20–30 in).[1][2] It has also the second largest flower in the genus after R. arnoldii.
This species was first collected in the vicinity of Mount Apo on Mindanao, during an expedition led by Alexander Schadenberg and Otto Koch in 1882.[2] It was not seen for more than a century and was assumed to be extinct[3] until Pascal Lays found a specimen of this species in South Cotabato in 1994 while studying the Tasaday people.[4] A population of this rare Rafflesia species was recently discovered in Baungon in Bukidnon province, just outside the buffer zone of the Mount Kitanglad Natural Park in 2007.[1][5][note 1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Barcelona, Julie F. "Rafflesia". Philippine Native Plant Conservation Society, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ a b Barcelona, Julie; Pelser. "Rafflesia schadenbergiana Goeppert" (PDF). Protected Area and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2008-12-17.[dead link]
- ^ Fuentes, Art (2006-04-05). "Raffesia mira: yet another reason to be proud of the Philippines!". Haribon Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ Lays, P. (2006). Rediscovery of a floral jewel in the Philippine archipelago: Rafflesia schadenbergiana Göppert, 1885 (Rafflesiaceae). Lejeunia 182: 1–16.
- ^ Searcy, Karen (2008-11-17). "New England Botanical Club 1038th Minutes of Meeting" (PDF). New England Botanical Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Barcelona, J.F.; P. B. Pelser; D. S. Balete; L. L. Co (October 2009). "Taxonomy, ecology, and conservation status of Philippine Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae)" (PDF). Blumea. 54: 77–94. doi:10.3767/000651909X474122. S2CID 59929976.
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