Bornean species[edit]

Species native to Borneo include Rafflesia arnoldii, Rafflesia cantleyi, Rafflesia

hasseltii, Rafflesia keithii, Rafflesia kerrii, Rafflesia pricei, and Rafflesia tengku-adlinii. R.
arnoldii boasts the world's largest single bloom. [7] Some endemic Borneon species, such as R.
keithii, begin blooming at night and start to decompose only two to three days later. The time
from bud emergence to flowering is six to nine months. Male and female flowers must be open
simultaneously for pollination to occur, hence successful pollination and fruit production are quite
rare. In addition to habitat loss, these reproductive limitations are contributing factors to why
many species are endangered. R. keithii is found along the eastern slopes of Mount Kinabalu in
the Lohan Valley of Sabah. Rafflesia tuan-mudae is endemic to only Gunung Gading National
Park in Sarawak.

Mindanao (Philippines) species[edit]

The Mindanao species is known as Rafflesia schadenbergiana, after the naturalist Alexander
Schadenberg, who first discovered the species at the foothills of Mount Apo in 1882. With a
flower of nearly a meter, it is close to the size of a 7 year old child when seated. On Mindanao,
the species has been seen in Davao del Sur, South Cotabato and Mount Kitanglad in Bukidnon.
[8]
 Second, Rafflesia mira and Rafflesia magnifica are two names for a single species. Both were
discovered at Mount Candalaga in Maragusan, Compostela Valley. The two forms differ in size
measurements in which the scientific description of Magnifica came from measurements of
flowers in full bloom while that of Mira was from photographs of nearly dead samples. The
medium-sized Mira and Magnifica flowers measure about half a meter and they have round or
elliptic perigone wart.[9] The third species on Mindanao is the Rafflesia mixta which is found so far
only in the town of Mainit, Surigao del Norte. It shows a combination of three features of
Philippine Rafflesia, namely: the shape and size of the conical process in Rafflesia
schadenbergiana, the floral size and sparsely distributed perigone warts of R. speciosa, and the
overall resemblance, floral size, faint scent, diaphragm and ramenta morphology of R. mira.
[10]
 Fourth, is Rafflesia verrucosa which is found only in Mount Kampalili in Davao Oriental
Province.[11]