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Tetrastigma
plant genus
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parasitism of Rafflesia
- In Rafflesiaceae
…parasitic upon the roots of Tetrastigma vines (family Vitaceae). The genus includes the giant R. arnoldii, sometimes known as the corpse flower, which produces the largest known individual flower of any plant species in the world and is found in the forested mountains of Sumatra and Borneo. Its fully developed…
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Vitales
- In Vitales
Species of the genus Tetrastigma are the only host plants for the parasitic plant Rafflesia arnoldii (monster flower, also sometimes called corpse flower for its strong odour), which is native only to a few areas within the Malay Archipelago. This species has the largest flower in the world, often…
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