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Citinus hypocistus
Parasitic plant whose hosts are members of the family Cistaceae, often Cistus. Pollinated by ants. This has many common names in Spanish, a lot, such as Chupamieles referring to children's habit of sucking out the supposedly sweet nectar. We tried a few and they were all rather unpleasant!
Spotted on Apr 16, 2011
Submitted on Oct 16, 2011
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Quick check (should be busy with other stuff at the mo') and WHOOOAAA! So many Rafflesia. They're the holy grail of parasitic plants. I saw Sapria in bud in Thailand but was just a few weeks to early. Will have a better look later.
I can see you love parasitic plants, they are some of my favorite too. I've spotted a few too. Check them out when you have time, just search for parasites on my profile.