Rafflesia keithii Meijer

Species named in 1984 after Harry Keith, former Conservator of Forests in Sabah.

Open flowers. Photographs by Shoko Hoashi. Sabah Malaysia. Reproduced from Kamarudin Mat Salleh (1991) "Rafflesia: Magnificient Flower of Sabah, Borneo Publishing Co., Kota Kinabalu).

Mature open flower and large unopened bud. Near Poring Hot Springs, Kinabalu Park, Sabah Malaysia. Photograph by Shoko Hoashi. Reproduced from Kamarudin Mat Salleh (1991) "Rafflesia: Magnificient Flower of Sabah, Borneo Publishing Co., Kota Kinabalu).

Line drawing of Rafflesia keithii, by Dan Nickrent (©)

 

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Last updated: 07-Nov-09 / dln