Rafflesia tengku-adlinii

Rafflesia tengku-adlinii is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It was discovered on Mount Trus Madi in Sabah, Malaysia in 1987.[1]

Rafflesia tengku-adlinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rafflesiaceae
Genus: Rafflesia
Species:
R. tengku-adlinii
Binomial name
Rafflesia tengku-adlinii
Mat Salleh

This species was named after the conservationist Datuk Dr. Tengku D. Z. Adlin.[1]

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