Dactylanthus (Balanophoraceae)

Dactylanthus taylorii

Dactylanthus taylorii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Dactylanthus
Species: D. taylorii

Name

Dactylanthus Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22(4): 425, t. 75 A (1859).

• monotypic taxon
• Type species: Dactylanthus taylorii Hook.f.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia New Zealand New Zealand North (doubtfully in New Zealand South) 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. 

Additional references

• Holzapfe, S, & Dodgson, J. 2010. Conservation introduction of the parasitic plant Dactylanthus at Waipapa, New Zealand, in Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2010, Additional case-studies from around the globe, Soorae, P.S. (Ed), IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group & Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi. ISBN: 978–2-8317-1320-5

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Dactylanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Dactylanthus. Published online. Accessed: 08. Oct. 2024.

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