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 *[Footnote: Victoria are the genera which present the greatest extension in all dimensions of the parenchyma of the leaves, the greatest known dimensions of a flower belong to a parasitical Cytinea, the Rafflesia Arnoldi (R. Brown), discovered by Dr. Arnold in Sumatra, in 1818: it has a stemless flower of three English feet diameter, surrounded by large leaf-like scales. Fungus-like, it has an animal smell, resembling beef.]*