''Rafflesia pricei'' is a

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The ent ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Borneo Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda ...

. It is named after amateur botanist William Price, who discovered the species on

Mount Kinabalu Mount Kinabalu ( Dusun: ''Gayo Ngaran'' or ''Nulu Nabalu'', ) is the highest mountain in Malaysia and Borneo. With a height of , it is the third-highest peak of an island on Earth, the 28th highest peak in Southeast Asia, and 20th most prom ...

in the 1960s.Meijer, W. 1984. New species of ''Rafflesia'' (Rafflesiaceae). ''Blumea'' 30(1): 209–215. The Rafflesia Forest Reserve was established mainly to protect the species.

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Parasitic Plant Connection: ''Rafflesia pricei'' page
pricei Parasitic plants Endemic flora of Borneo Flora of Sabah Flora of Mount Kinabalu {{Malpighiales-stub