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Rafflesia n. : A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet.

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What are Malaysians going to do to conserve the Rafflesia flower?

Taxonomy
Rafflesia, species, flower, diameter, Barcelona, Rafflesiaceae, plant, the Philippines, vine, free encyclopedia, family, corpse flower, female flowers, Amorphophallus titanum, mtDNA, undescribed species, Rafflesia arnoldii, genus.

Defination from the web:
Rafflesia arnoldii, the flower may be over 100 centimetres (39 in) in diameter, and weigh up to 10 kilograms (22 lb) ... Rafflesia is an official state flower of Indonesia, also Sabah state in Malaysia, as well as for the Surat Thani Province, Thailand. ... 


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