| Rafflesia baletei | |
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| Model of flowers | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rafflesiaceae |
| Genus: | Rafflesia |
| Species: | R. baletei |
| Binomial name | |
| Rafflesia baletei Barcelona & Cajano | |
| Synonyms | |
Rafflesia irigaense nom. nud. | |
Rafflesia baletei is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia . It is endemic to the Philippines.
The species was first collected in 1991 by Bicolano mammalogist Danilo S. Balete on Mount Isarog and was initially thought to be Rafflesia manillana . It was only in 2006 that Filipino scientists confirmed the identity of this new species, naming it in Balete's honour. [1] [2] After the establishment of the identity of this species, a new population was rediscovered on Mount Isarog and Mount Iriga. See this citation for a review of Philippine Rafflesia. [3]
