The infected-root graft produced two Rafflesia buds about 2.5 years later.

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The infected-root graft produced two Rafflesia buds about 2.5 years later.

Taxon: RafflesiaRafflesiae0
Organ / stage: cupule stagee0
Interactor: TetrastigmaTetrastigmae1host
Outcome: Rafflesia budse0
Value: twoe0
Qualifier: approximately 2.5 years post-graftinge0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

*Rafflesia* · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryRonykr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

*Tetrastigma* · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0
“one graft produced two Rafflesia buds (cupule stage) approximately 2.5 years post-grafting”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1233–1323

t0
“Rafflesia speciosa”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 73–91

e1
“Tetrastigma (Miq.) Planch. (Vitaceae)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 253–290

Title

Growing a plant you cannot see : ex situ propagation of the endoparasite Rafflesia speciosa to strengthen in situ conservation

Jeanmaire Molina; Mick Erickson; Isabel Emanuel; et al. Sibbaldia The International Journal Of Botanic Garden Horticulture 2026. doi:10.24823/sibbaldia.2026.3616

Other claims from this paper (3)

Method / resource Viable propagation of R. speciosa-infected tissues was achieved in Washington, DC.
Method / resource A PCR and histological framework confirmed infection before buds emerged.
Observation Infected tissues preserved endophytic germplasm beyond the original scion’s lifespan.

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