A more recent study more specifically found Rafflesia and its relatives to be embedded within the family Euphorbiaceae, which is surprising, as members of that family typically have very small flowers.
Studi terbaru menemukan Rafflesia dan kerabatnya terpaut dalam famili Euphorbiaceae, hal yang mengejutkan karena anggota famili itu umumnya mempunyai bunga yang sangat kecil.