This species was discovered in 1987 on Mount Trus Madi, Sabah, Malaysia.
The species is named after Tengku D. Z. Adlin, president of the Sabah Society and conservationist.
Reproduced from Kamarudin Mat Salleh (1991) "Rafflesia: Magnificient Flower of Sabah, Borneo Publishing Co., Kota Kinabalu). Photograph by Tengku D. Z. Adlin.