Butterfly-leaf vs Rafflesia

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Rafflesia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Rafflesia
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Fabales (فوليات)	Rosales (ورديات)
Family	Fabaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Adenolobus	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Rafflesia arnoldii

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Rafflesia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (ماغنولانية)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower, up to 1 meter in diameter. It is a parasitic plant with no roots, stems, or leaves.