Balanophora polyandra

Balanophora polyandra, illustration in Griffith 1846

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Balanophora
Species: Balanophora polyandra

Name

Balanophora polyandra Griff., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20(1): 94, tab. VII (1846)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acroblastum polyandrum (Griff.) Setch., Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 147 (1935)
  • Polyplethia polyandra (Griff.) Tiegh., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 43: 298 (1896)
• Heterotypic
  • Acroblastum ambavanense Reddi, Willdenowia 5: 389 (1969)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal Indo-China Myanmar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Balanophora polyandra

References

Primary references

• Griffith, W. 1846. On the Indian Species of Balanophora, and on a new Genus of the Family Balanophoreæ. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20(1): 93–108. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Balanophora polyandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Balanophora polyandra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Balanophora polyandra. Published online. Accessed: 17. Nov. 2024.

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