Balanophora lowii

Balanophora lowii

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 lowii

Name

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

• Type: "Sylvis umbrosis monte Kina Balou, insulae Borneo. (H. Low)."

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Balania lowii (Hook.f.) Tiegh. in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Borneo 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 lowii 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 lowii. 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 lowii. Published online. Accessed: 16. Nov. 2024.

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