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Rafflesiaceae

Rafflesiaceae

9.9
A group of flowering plants that live on and take food from other plants and have very large flowers
  • noun
  • /ræfˌɛziˈeɪʃiˌi/
  • Specialized
: Rafflesiaceae
  • The Rafflesiaceae are best known for their enormous, foul-smelling flowers.

Examples

  • The Rafflesiaceae family includes the famous corpse flower.

  • Many members of the Rafflesiaceae family are native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia.

  • Scientists studying Rafflesiaceae have discovered new insights into plant parasitism.

  • Did you know that Rafflesiaceae plants are often found in tropical rainforests?

  • Many members of the Rafflesiaceae family are native to the rainforests of Southeast Asia.

  • The Rafflesiaceae include the infamous corpse flower, which can grow up to three feet wide.

  • Researchers have documented that the flowers of Rafflesiaceae can weigh as much as 10 kilograms.

Surface Forms

Rafflesiaceae singular
Rafflesiaceae plural

Morphology

Rafflesiaceae = Rafflesia (opaque) = rafflesi + aceae

The formation uses the specialized taxonomic suffix '-aceae' (family), which is not predictable to an average learner even if they know 'Rafflesia'.

Etymology

Rafflesiaceae comes from the flower name Rafflesia, which was named for Sir Stamford Raffles, plus the plant-family ending -aceae that means 'family of plants'. So Rafflesiaceae simply means the plant family of Rafflesia, the group of giant flowers that live on other plants and are found in Southeast Asian rainforests.