Balanophora indica

Balanophora indica

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 indica
Varieties: B. i. var. agastyamalayana – B. i. var. globosa – B. i. var. minor – B. i. var. tirunelveliensis

Name

Balanophora indica (Arn.) Griff., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 95 (1846)

Synonyms

• Balaniella pedicellaris (Schlechter) Hosokawa
• Balanophora annamensis S. Moore
• Balanophora boni Tiegh.
• Balanophora cryptocaudex S. Y. Chang & P. C. Tam
• Balanophora decurrens Fawcett
• Balanophora fungosa subsp. indica (Arn.) B. Hansen
• Balanophora gracilis Van Tiegh.
• Balanophora indica Wall.
• Balanophora latipes Van Tiegh.
• Balanophora pedicellaris Schlechter
• Balanophora pentamera Van Tiegh.
• Balanophora picta Miq. ex Eichler
• Balanophora pierrei Lecomte
• Balanophora pierrei Van Tiegh.
• Balanophora saxicola F. W. Xing & Z. X. Li
• Balanophora simaoensis S. Y. Chang & Tam
• Balanophora splendida P. C. Tam & D. Fang
• Balanophora thwaitesii Eichler
• Bivolva gracilis (van Tiegh.) van Tiegh.
• Langsdorffia indica Arn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie China (SE-Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), India (Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu), Philippines (Luzon), Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia (fairly widespread), Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kayin, Mandalay, Taninthayi) Continental: Pacific Micronesia (Truk, Moen, Tol), Southern Marianas (Guam) Continental: Australasia Australia (N-Queensland: Cape York peninsula) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Griffith, W., 1846. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 95

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Balanophora indica. 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 indica. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 06 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Balanophora indica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Apr. 06.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Balanophora indica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Apr. 2019.

Vernacular names

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