Rafflesia schadenbergiana is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. Known as "bó-o" to the Bagobo tribe and "kolon busaw" to the Higaonon tribe of Bukidnon, it has the largest flower among the Rafflesia species found in the Philippines with a diameter ranging from 52 to 80 centimeters.[1][2] It has also the second largest flower in the genus after R. arnoldii.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rafflesiaceae |
| Genus: | Rafflesia |
| Species: | R. schadenbergiana
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This species was first collected in the vicinity of Mount Apo, Mindanao, during an expedition led by Schadenberg and Koch in 1882.[2] It was not seen for more than a century and was assumed to be extinct[3] until Pascal Lays found a specimen of this species in South Cotabato in 1994 while studying the Tasaday.[4] A population of this rare Rafflesia species was recently discovered in Baungon, Bukidnon, just outside the buffer zone of the Mount Kitanglad Natural Park in 2007.[1][5][note 1]
R. schadenbergiana is endemic to the island of Mindanao, Philippines.
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References edit
- ^ a b Barcelona, Julie F. "Rafflesia". Philippine Native Plant Conservation Society, Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ a b Barcelona, Julie; Pelser. "Rafflesia schadenbergiana Goeppert" (PDF). Protected Area and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Fuentes, Art (2006-04-05). "Raffesia mira: yet another reason to be proud of the Philippines!". Haribon Foundation. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ Lays, P. (2006). Rediscovery of a floral jewel in the Philippine archipelago: Rafflesia schadenbergiana Göppert, 1885 (Rafflesiaceae). Lejeunia 182: 1–16.
- ^ Searcy, Karen (2008-11-17). "New England Botanical Club 1038th Minutes of Meeting" (PDF). New England Botanical Club. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Barcelona, J.F.; P. B. Pelser; D. S. Balete; L. L. Co (October 2009). "Taxonomy, ecology, and conservation status of Philippine Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae)" (PDF). Blumea. 54: 77–94. doi:10.3767/000651909X474122. S2CID 59929976.
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