Lophophytum weddellii

Lophophytum weddellii

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: Lophophytum weddellii

Name

Lophophytum weddellii Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22(1): 30, 49, t. 9 (1856)

• Type locality: Colombia: "In sylvis humidis montium prov. Ocaniae, alt. 3-4000 ped., Novae Granadae". Purdie s.n.
• Lectotype: Hook. f., Trans. Linn. soc. London 2: t. 9 (1856); (designated by Hansen, Fl. Neotrop. 23: 49 1980)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Colombia, Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D. 1856. On the Structure and Affinities of Balanophoreae. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 22: 1–68. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hansen, B. 1980. Balanophoraceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 23: 1–80. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Lophophytum weddellii 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 weddellii. 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. 2024. Lophophytum weddellii. Published online. Accessed: 20. Nov. 2024.

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