This species was named because of the small opening of its diaphragm or corona. This is one of the giant species of Rafflesia; the largest specimen being one found by ecologist/author Arnold Newman and his son Gandhi at Gunung Leuser, northern Sumatra in 1983, a whole year before publication of the official description. This one measured 38 in (97 cm) in width, and estimated by Newman senior to weigh 36 lbs (16.3 kg)[1] Unlike the bold markings of species like R. arnoldi, R. micropylora is covered with a myriad of tiny markings. The very small aperture of the corona suggests that its pollination strategy may also be quite different.
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^Arnold Newman, "Tropical Rainforest", (New York: Facts on File, 1990) pp. 64-66 plus photo p.65 and an excellent photo on inside back dust cover.
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rafflesia, micropylora, parasitic, plant, species, genus, rafflesia, endemic, sumatra, indonesia, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, clade, rosids, order, malpighiales, family, rafflesiaceae. Rafflesia micropylora is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia It is endemic to Sumatra in Indonesia Rafflesia micropylora Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Malpighiales Family Rafflesiaceae Genus Rafflesia Species R micropylora Binomial name Rafflesia micropyloraMeijer This species was named because of the small opening of its diaphragm or corona This is one of the giant species of Rafflesia the largest specimen being one found by ecologist author Arnold Newman and his son Gandhi at Gunung Leuser northern Sumatra in 1983 a whole year before publication of the official description This one measured 38 in 97 cm in width and estimated by Newman senior to weigh 36 lbs 16 3 kg 1 Unlike the bold markings of species like R arnoldi R micropylora is covered with a myriad of tiny markings The very small aperture of the corona suggests that its pollination strategy may also be quite different References edit Arnold Newman Tropical Rainforest New York Facts on File 1990 pp 64 66 plus photo p 65 and an excellent photo on inside back dust cover External links edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Rafflesia micropylora Parasitic Plant Connection Rafflesia micropylora page nbsp This article related to a parasitic plant is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Malpighiales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rafflesia micropylora amp oldid 1189091793, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
