Rafflesia harjatiae
| Rafflesia harjatiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Rafflesiaceae |
| Genus: | Rafflesia |
| Species: | R. harjatiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Rafflesia harjatiae Mahyuni, Susatya, Sudarmono, Latifah, Smits & Priyadi 2026
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Rafflesia harjatiae is a parasitic plant species in the family Rafflesiaceae that is endemic to East Kalimantan, Indonesia. This species was officially described as a new species on January 12, 2026, in the journal Sains Malaysiana through an article titled "Rafflesia harjatiae (Rafflesiaceae) sp. nov., A New Species from East Kalimantan, Indonesia".
The species was discovered in the lowland forest area of Sepaku, Penajam Paser Utara Regency, and is known to grow as a parasite on vines of the genus Tetrastigma (Vitaceae).