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A second new species of Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) from Panay Island, Philippines
Rafflesia lobata Galang & Madulid, is a new species from Panay Island, Philippines. It has small flowers similar to R. manillana but differs in having a lobed usually outcurved diaphragm which is almost white when fully opened. Diaphragm forms range from the more common five shallow lobes to uncommon 3 incurved lobes.CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY
A historical perspective
I first became aware of the flight of an endangered Philippine Spotted Deer in 2003 when I met Peter Temple-Smith. I was doing a coursework on Threatened Species Management as part of my Master of Environmental Science (Conservation Biology and Biodiversity) at the University of Melbourne in Australia when I met Peter at Melbourne Zoo. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY
Rafflesia tour, an ecotourism potential
The area where Rafflesia lobata is found is in the middle of the jungle and full of natural wonders. Threatened species like the Spotted Deer, Visayan whrittered-billed hornbill, Visayan warty pig, recently described monitor lizard commonly known as Mabitang and many more species are nevere been scientifically described before. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY