Balanophora papuana

Balanophora papuana

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 papuana

Name

Balanophora papuana Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50(4): 68 (1913)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Balaniella papuana (Schltr.) Hosok., J. Jap. Bot. 13: 202 (1937)
• Heterotypic
  • Balanophora celebica Warb., Pflanzenwelt 1: 517 (1913)
  • Balanophora incarnata Elmer, Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1661 (1913)
  • Balanophora oosterzeeana Valeton, Nova Guinea 8: 919, tab. CLXI (1913)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Borneo, Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera Papuasia New Guinea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

illustration from the protologue

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, R. 1913. Eine neue Balanophoracee Papuasiens. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 50(4): 68–69. BHL Reference page. 
• Valeton, T. 1913. Balanophoraceae. Nova Guinea 8(5): 919–922. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Balanophora papuana 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 papuana. 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 papuana. Published online. Accessed: 17. Nov. 2024.

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