Lophophytum

Lophophytum mirabile

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Lophophytum
Species: L. mirabile – L. pyramidale – L. rizzoi – L. weddellii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lophophytum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 20. Reference page.

Name

Lophophytum Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot. i. t. I. (1832)

• Type species: Lophophytum mirabile Schott & Endl., Melet. Bot. i. t. I. (1832)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Archimedea Leandro ex A.St.-Hil., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 7: 32 (1837)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Peru Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Lophophytum mirabile

References

Primary references

• Schott, H.W. & Endlicher, S.L. 1832. Meletemata Botanica. C. Gerold, Wien. 36 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lophophytum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Lophophytum. 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. 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Lophophytum. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan. 2014.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Lophophytum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jan. 2014.

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