Species named in 1984 after Harry Keith, former Conservator of Forests in Sabah.
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Open flowers. Photographs 17 January 2010 by Rogier van Vugt. Near Poring, Sabah, Malaysia.
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Mature open flower and large unopened bud. Near Poring Hot Springs, Kinabalu Park, Sabah Malaysia. Photograph by Shoko Hoashi. Reproduced from Kamarudin Mat Salleh (1991) "Rafflesia: Magnificient Flower of Sabah, Borneo Publishing Co., Kota Kinabalu).
Line drawing of Rafflesia keithii, by Dan Nickrent (©)
Photos of this species can also be seen on the website Flora of the World HERE.