Species named after A. F. G. Kerr, botanist employed by the government of Thailand.
A male flower of R. kerrii measuring half a meter in diameter. Two blowflies can be seen on the right perigone lobe and two are in flight above the diaphragm on the left. Prachuab Khirikhan, Thailand. Photograph by H. Bänziger, from the following publication:
Bänziger, H. 1991. Stench and fragrance: unique pollination lure of Thailand's largest flower, Rafflesia kerii Meijer. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 39:19-52.
Flower next to guide [Orang asli, the indigenous people of the area]. Flower is approximately 80 cm (36 inches) in diameter. Rainforest in the Lojing Highlands (near the Cameron Highlands), Kelanatan, Malaysia. Photo by W. K. Fletcher & D. M. Baylis, from Wildside’s Searchable Album.
