Balanophora dioica

Balanophora dioica

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 dioica

Name

Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 1: 330, t. 99 or 78a (f. 2) (1839).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Balanophora affinis Griff., Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 220 (1849)
  • Balanophora alveolata Griff., Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 220 (1849)
  • Balanophora hookeriana Hemsl. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 102 (1894)

Homonyms

• Balanophora dioica Unger (1838), nom. illeg. = synonym of Balanophora japonica Makino
• Balanophora dioica Ito (1887) = synonym of Balanophora elongata Blume var. elongata

Distribution

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

Balanophora dioica

References

Primary references

• Royle, J.F. [1833] 1839[–1840]. Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural history of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the flora of Cashmere. Volume I [Text]. 472 pp. London: Wm. H. Allen. BHL Reference page. 
• Royle, J.F. [1833] 1839[–1840]. Illustrations of the botany and other branches of the natural history of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the flora of Cashmere. Volume II – Plates. 97 pl. London: Wm. H. Allen. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Balanophora dioica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Balanophora dioica. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Balanophora dioica. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 06 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Balanophora dioica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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