Davis, Charles2011-10-182008Davis, Charles C. 2008. Floral evolution: Dramatic size change was recent and rapid in the world's largest flowers. Current Biology 18(23): R1102-R1104.0960-9822http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:5241358Recent studies clarifying the closest relatives of the world's largest flowers, Rafflesiaceae, whose floral diameters range from ∼11 to ∼100 cm, indicated that they evolved from tiny-flowered ancestors in a burst of floral gigantism. New data now suggest that floral size evolution within Rafflesiaceae may be more dynamic than expected, with both recent and rapid changes in flower size.en-USJournal Article10.1016/j.cub.2008.10.011