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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

339.0000 Family Rafflesiaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 13, 14 (1829), nom. cons.
3 genera, 36 spp. Phylogenetic position clarified only recently.
Species listed in database: 46
= Rafflesieae Schott & Endl. ex Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 10: 551 (1841)
= Rafflesiineae J.Presl; Nowoceská Bibl. [Wseobecný Rostl.] 7: 1467, 1468 (1846)
= Rafflesioideae Walp.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 3: 512 (1852)
339.0001 Genus Rafflesia R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 201 (1821)
Distribution: Malesia. Most species highly endangered or extinct
Species listed in database: 38
species :
Rafflesia arnoldi R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 207 (1821)
Distribution: Sumatra; Borneo
42 BOR SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rafflesia titan Jack; Append. Descr. Malayan Pl. 3: 52 (1821)
variant :
var. atjehensis (Koord.) Meijer; Fl. Males., Ser. 1, Spermatoph. 13: 23 (1997)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Rafflesia atjehensis Koord.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 177 (1918)
species :
Rafflesia aurantia Barcelona, Co & Balete; Gard. Bull. Singapore 61(1): 18 (2009)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia azlanii Latiff & M.Wong; Folia Malaysiana 4(3-4): 137 (2003)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Rafflesia baletei Barcelona & Cajano; Kew Bull. 61(2): 232 (2006)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia banaoana Malabrigo; Asia Life Sci., Suppl. 4: 139-146 (2010)
Distribution: Philippines (N-Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia bengkuluensis Susatya, Arianto & Mat-Salleh; Folia Malaysiana 6(3-4): 147 (2005)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Rafflesia camarinensis F.B.Valenz., Jaucian-Adan, Agoo & Madulid; Philipp. J. Syst. Biol. 10: 2 (2017)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia cantleyi Solms; Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg Suppl. 3(1): 2 (1910)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Pahang, P. Tioman)
42 MLY
species :
Rafflesia consueloae Galindon, Ong & Fernando; PhytoKeys 61: 39 (2016)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia gadutensis Meijer; Blumea 30(1): 211 (1984)
Distribution: W-Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Rafflesia hasseltii Suringar; Midden-Sumatra [Veth] 4(2): Flora, 26, cum ic. (1879)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Upper Perak); W-Sumatra; Borneo (Natuna Isl.)
42 BOR MLY SUM
species :
Rafflesia horsfieldii R.Br.; Rafflesia 25 (1821)
Distribution: S-Sumatra; Java; +Lesser Sunda Isl. (?+Bali)
42 JAW LSI SUM
Conservation Status: highly endangered
Synonyms: hidden
= Rafflesia patma Blume; Batav. Cour. [Java Gov. Gaz.] 12: [4] (1825)
= Rafflesia zollingeriana Koord.; Bot. Overz. Rafflesiac. Ned. Ind. 67 (1918)
species :
Rafflesia keithii Meijer; Blumea 30(1): 211 (1984)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah, ?W-Kalimantan)
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Rafflesia witkampi Koord.; Bot. Overz. Rafflesiac. Ned. Ind. 61 (1918), nomen
= Rafflesia ciliata Koord.; Bot. Overz. Rafflesiac. Ned. Ind. 64 (1918)
species :
Rafflesia kemumu Susatya, Hidayati & Riki; Phytotaxa 326(3): 212 (2017)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Rafflesia kerrii Meijer; Blumea 30(1): 212 (1984)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Kelantan, Perak)
41 THA 42 MLY
species :
Rafflesia lagascae Blanco; Fl. Filip., ed. 2 [Blanco] 595 (1879)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Rafflesia panchoana Madulid, Buot & Agoo; Acta Manilana 55: 44 (2007)
species :
Rafflesia lawangensis Mat-Salleh, Mahyuni & Susatya; Reinwardtia 13(2): 160 (-165, figs. 1-2) (2010)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Rafflesia leonardi Barcelona & Pelser; Blumea 53(1): 224 (2008)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia lobata R.Galang & Madulid; Folia Malaysiana 7(1-2): 2 (2006)
Distribution: Philippines (Panay)
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia manillana Teschem.; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 4: 63, 65, t. 6 (1844)
Distribution: Philippines (Samar)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Rafflesia cumingii R.Br.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 19: 243 (1844)
species :
Rafflesia meijeri Wiriad. & Sari; Reinwardtia 13(2): 96 (-99, figs. 2-6) (2010)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Rafflesia micropylora Meijer; Blumea 30(1): 213 (1984)
Distribution: Sumatra (Aceh)
42 SUM
species :
Rafflesia mira Fernando & Ong; Asia Life Sci. 14(2): 267 (2005)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Rafflesia magnifica Madulid, Tandang & Agoo; Acta Manilana 53: 3 (2005)
species :
Rafflesia mixta Barcelona, Manting, Arbolonio, R.B.Caball. & Pelser; Phytotaxa 174(5): 273 (2014)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia parvimaculata Sofiyanti, Mat-Salleh, Khairil, Zuhailah, Mohd.Ros & Burslem; Phytotaxa 253(3): 202 (2016)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Rafflesia philippensis Blanco; Fl. Filip., ed. 2 [Blanco] 565 (1845)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Rafflesia banahawensis Madulid, Villariba & Agoo; Philipp. Scientist 43: 45 (2007)
= Rafflesia banahaw Barcelona, Pelser & Cajano; Blumea 52(2): 346 (2007)
species :
Rafflesia pricei Meijer; Blumea 30(1): 214 (1984)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak, ?Kalimantan); Brunei
42 BOR BRN
species :
Rafflesia rochussenii Teijsm. & Binn.; Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 425 (1850)
Distribution: N-Sumatra; W-Java
42 JAW SUM
Conservation Status: highly endangered
Synonyms: hidden
= Rafflesia borneensis Koord.; Bot. Overz. Rafflesiac. Ned. Ind. 47 (1918)
species :
Rafflesia schadenbergiana Göpp. ex Hieron.; Gartenflora 34: 3, t. 1177 (1885)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia sharifah-hapsahiae J.H.Adam, Rahmah, Aizat-Juhari & K.L.Wan; Turk. J. Bot. 37: 2, fig. 2 (2013)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Pahang)
42 MLY
species :
Rafflesia speciosa Barcelona & Fernando; Kew Bull. 57: 647-651 (2002)
Distribution: Philippines (Panay, Negros)
42 PHI
species :
Rafflesia su-meiae M.Wong, Nais & F.Gan; Folia Malaysiana 10(2): 90 (2009)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Rafflesia tengku-adlinii K.Mat-Salleh & Latiff; Blumea 34(1): 112 (1989)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Rafflesia tiomanensis Siti-Munirah, Salamah & Razelan; Malayan Nat. J. 73(1): 21 (2021)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Rafflesia tuanku-halimii J.H.Adam, Aizat-Juhari, Azilah & K.L.Wan; Sains Malaysiana 45(11): 1589 (2016)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Rafflesia tuan-mudae Becc.; Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 11: 197 (1868)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
Remarks: status uncertain
species :
Rafflesia tunku-azizahiae J.H.Adam, Aizat-Juhari & K.L.Wan; Sains Malaysiana 51(11): 3845 (2022)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia
42 MLY
species :
Rafflesia verrucosa Balete, Pelser, Nickrent & Barcelona; Phytotaxa 10: 50 (2010)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
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