Rafflesia leonardi

Rafflesia leonardi is a parasitic plant species of the genus Rafflesia. It is endemic to the Philippines.^[3] Rafflesia banaoana is considered to be a synonym by some sources,^[2] but is recognized as a separate species by others.^[4] R. leonardi is the fourth Rafflesia species found in Luzon and the eighth from the Philippines.^[5][6] It is called ngaratngat by the local Agta tribesmen.

Rafflesia leonardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Rafflesiaceae
Genus:	Rafflesia
Species:	R. leonardi
Binomial name
Rafflesia leonardi Barcelona & Pelser[1]
Synonyms[2]
Rafflesia banaoana Malabrigo

The species was discovered in May 2008 by Cagayan Valley Partners in People Development (Cavapped), a multi-sectoral group of environmental scientists at remote sitio Kinapawan in the coastal town of Lal-Lo, Cagayan.

Rafflesia leonardi was named by Julie Barcelona and colleagues after the murdered Filipino botanist Dr. Leonardo Co of Conservation International.^[1] See this citation for a review of Philippine Rafflesia.^[7]