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Rafflesiaceae
thumb|Illustration of Rhizanthes (then known as Brugmansia), a Rafflesiaceae species from Der Bau und die Eigenschaften der Pflanzen (1913).

Sapria himalayana
species of plant

Sapria
Sapria is an Asian genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae erected by William Griffith in 1844. It grows within roots of Vitis and Tetrastigma. The genus is limited to the tropical forests of South and Southeast Asia.
Rhizanthes
Rhizanthes is a genus of four species of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. They are without leaves, stems, roots, or photosynthetic tissue, and grow within the roots of a few species of Tetrastigma vines. The genus is limited to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. The flowers of Rhizanthes are very large, they vary from 14 to 43 cm in diameter. At least one species of Rhizanthes, Rh. lowii, is endothermic.
Rhizanthes lowii
species of plant
Rhizanthes zippelii
species of plant
Sapria poilanei
species of plant
Sapria ram
species of plant
Rhizanthes infanticida
species of plant
Rhizanthes deceptor
species of plant