Balanophora flava

Taxonavigation

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

Balanophora flava (Hook.f.) Lidén, Pleione 13(1): 140, t. 1 (2019).

Type: India, Sikkim, 8-12000' [Lachen, Aug 4], J.D. Hooker s.n., (as “Balanophora flava”), Lectotype: K000674594 (selected by Hansen 1972).

Basionym
- Balanophora involucrata var. flava Hook.f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 44 (1856)
Homotypic
- Bivolva flava (Hook.f.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. Ser. 9, 6: 205. (1907)
Heterotypic (ref. Lidén, 2019)
- Balanophora involucrata var. cathcartii Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 44 (1856)
  - Type: Hooker, Sikkim, 9000 ft [2743 m], specimen in spirit (K), see tab. VII in Hooker (1856).
- Bivolva cathcartii (Hook.f.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 9, 6: 205 (1907)
- Balania cathcartii (Hook.f.) Setch., Hong Kong Naturalist, Suppl. 1: 11 (1932)
- Balanophora involucrata var. gracilis Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 44 (1856)
  - Type: tab. VII in Hooker (1856), no specimen.

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Lidén, M. 2019. Balanophoraceae, SE Asia: On the identity of Balanophora involucrata Hook.f. and B. flava (Hook.f.) Lidén comb. nov. Pleione 13(1): 139–141. DOI: 10.26679/Pleione.13.1.2019.139-141, PDF Reference page.
Hooker, J.D. 1856. On the Structure and Affinities of Balanophoreae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 22: 1–68. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Balanophora flava in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 15. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Balanophora flava. 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. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Balanophora flava. Published online. Accessed: 15. Nov. 2024.