A NEW SPECIES OF RAFFLESIA (RAFFLESIACEAE) FROM NORTH SUMATRA

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Rafflesia meijeri, Rafflesiaceae, Sumatera Utara, taksonomi

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HARRY WIRIADINATA
RISMITA SARI

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WIRIADINATA, H. & SARI, R. 2010. A new species of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) from North Sumatra. Reinwardtia 13(2): 95-100. - Rafflesia meijeri Wiriadinata & Sari spec. nov. from North Sumatra is described. It appears closely related to R. rochussenii Teijsm. & Binn. from West Java which has no processes on the disk, smaller flower, the lobes with a different wart pattern, a wider groove with thin lamellae on the central column, ramenta filiform without swollen apex.

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HARRY WIRIADINATA, & RISMITA SARI. (2025). A NEW SPECIES OF RAFFLESIA (RAFFLESIACEAE) FROM NORTH SUMATRA. Reinwardtia, 13(2), 95–100. Retrieved from https://biologyjournal.brin.go.id/index.php/reinwardtia/article/view/342
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