Balanophora fungosa

Balanophora fungosa

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 fungosa
Subspecies: B. f. subsp. fungosa – B. f. subsp. indica
Varietates: B. f. var. globosa – B. f. var. minor

Name

Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl.: 100, t. 50. (1776)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cynomorium balanophora Forsyth f. in Bot. Nomencl.: 4 (1794), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia Australia (NE-Queensland) Continental: Pacific Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomons, New Caledonia (rainforest), Micronesia (Truk, Moen, ToI), Northern Marianas (Alamagan, Sarigan), Southern Marianas (Saipan, Rota) Continental: Asie Myanmar [Burma], Vietnam, Ryukyu Isl., Manipur, Philippines (Luzon), Palawan, Java, Sulawesi, E-New Guinea, India (Manipur), Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Illustration from the protologue 1776

• Forster, J.R. & Forster, J.G.A. 1776. Characteres generum plantarum, quas in itinere ad insulas maris Australis : collegerunt, descripserunt, delinearunt, annis 1772–1775. [Editio secunda.] x + 150 pp., 75 tab., Londini: apud B. White, T. Cadell, & P. Elmsly. BHL Reference page. 
• Hansen, B. 1972. The genus Balanophora J.R. & G. Forster, a taxonomic monograph. Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 28(1), 188 pp. København. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Balanophora fungosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Balanophora fungosa. 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 fungosa. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 06 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Balanophora fungosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Fungus Root

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