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.
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.