Rafflesiaceae

Rhizanthes Dumort.

First published in Anal. Fam. Pl.: 14 (1829)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Banziger, H. & Hansen, B. (2000). A NEW TAXONOMIC REVISION OF A DECEPTIVE FLOWER, RHIZANTHES DUMORTIER (RAFFLESIACEAE). Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 48: 117-143.
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0