Corpse flower (Rafflesia)
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| kingdom | Plantae | Rafflesia arnoldii is called a corpse flower because of a strong order like decaying flesh which attracts insect pollinators. This is the world's largest individual flower, with a diameter of one meter (3 ft). The flower emerges from a cabbage-like bud about 30 cm (12 in) in diameter. The plant produces no leaves, stems, or roots, lacks chlorophyll, and lives as a parasite on vines of the genus Tetrastigma. It is endemic to the rainforests of Sumatra and possibly Borneo.
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| (unranked) | Angiosperms | |
| (unranked) | Eudicots | |
| order | Malpighiales | |
| family | Rafflesiaceae | |
| genus | Rafflesia | |
| species | R. arnoldii |
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