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Rafflesiaceae
Sign in to savethumb|Illustration of Rhizanthes (then known as Brugmansia), a Rafflesiaceae species from Der Bau und die Eigenschaften der Pflanzen (1913).
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Rafflesiaceae is a family of plants within the order Malpighiales. It belongs to the class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The family’s type genus is Rafflesia, and its members produce fruit in the form of berries. Common names for the group include Rafflesiakasvit and 大花草科.
Records for Rafflesiaceae have been documented in Mexico, Indonesia, Angola, Brasil, and Madagascar. These records are held by institutions such as IGL-UNAM, MEL, UESC, MO, and JBRJ. The family has 1,566 occurrence records and 27 associated records with 17 media files.
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Species
Rafflesiaceae
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyRafflesiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 27
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Rafflesiaceae
- Collections
- IGL-UNAM, MEL, UESC, MO, JBRJ, IPA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Indonesia, Angola, Brasil, Madagascar, Peru, Venezuela, Guatemala
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Flowers
- Taxonomy
- Phylogenetic analysis
- Horizontal gene transfer
- References
- Sources
- External links
thumb|Illustration of Rhizanthes (then known as Brugmansia), a Rafflesiaceae species from Der Bau und die Eigenschaften der Pflanzen (1913).
The Rafflesiaceae are a family of rare parasitic plants comprising 36 species in 3 genera found in the tropical forests of east and southeast Asia, including Rafflesia arnoldii, which has the largest flowers of all plants. The plants are endoparasites of vines in the genus Tetrastigma (Vitaceae) and lack stems, leaves, roots, and any photosynthetic tissue. They rely entirely on their host plants for both water and nutrients, and only then emerge as flowers from the roots or lower stems of the host plants.
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