Balanophora harlandii

Balanophora harlandii

Balanophora harlandii, illustration in Hooker 1859

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 harlandii

Name

Balanophora harlandii Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22(4): 426, tab. 75 B (1859).

• Type locality: "Sylvis insulae Hongkong (Harland); in convalle Mont. Gough (C. Wilford, Dec. 1858)."

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Balania harlandii (Hook.f.) Tiegh. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 9, 6: 201 (1907)
• Heterotypic
  • Balania ceracea Tiegh. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 9, 6: 202 (1907)
  • Balania henryi (Hemsl.) Tiegh. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 9, 6: 202 (1907)
  • Balania kawakamii (Valeton) Masam. in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 23: 204 (1933)
  • Balania kudoi (Yamam.) Yamam. in J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 5: 354 (1933)
  • Balania mutinoides (Hayata) Masam. in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 23: 204 (1933)
  • Balanophora ceracea (Tiegh.) Valeton in Icon. Bogor. 4: 170 (1913)
  • Balanophora esquirolii H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 115 (1906)
  • Balanophora harlandii var. mutinoides (Hayata) F.W.Xing in Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 12: 381 (1992)
  • Balanophora henryi Hemsl. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 410 (1894)
  • Balanophora kawakamii Valeton in Icon. Bogor.: 351 (1913)
  • Balanophora kudoi Yamam. in Rep. (Annual) Taihoku Bot. Gard. 1: 95 (1931)
  • Balanophora lancangensis Y.Y.Qian in J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 4: 12 (1996)
  • Balanophora minor Hemsl. in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 410 (1894)
  • Balanophora mutinoides Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 168 (1913)
  • Balanophora valida Diels in Sunyatsenia 1: 123 (1933)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1859. On a New Genus of Balanophoreae from New Zealand, and Two New Species of Balanophora. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 22(4): 425–427. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Balanophora harlandii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Balanophora harlandii. 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. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Balanophora harlandii. Published online. Accessed: 16. Nov. 2024.

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