Thonningia alba

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Thonningia
Species: Thonningia alba

Name

Thonningia alba L.J.T.Cardoso & J.M.A.Braga, Kew Bull. 79(1): 78 (2024).

• Type locality: Madagascar: Maroantsetra. ESE of Maroantsetra on NW coast of Masoala Peninsula.
• Type: leg. P.P.Lowry II, A.Rakotozafy & M.F.Nicoll 4063; 10 Oct 1986; Holotype: MO 3435924; Isotype: P P05434022.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cardoso, L.J.T. & Braga, J.M.A. 2024. Thonningia alba (Balanophoraceae), a new root holoparasitic species from Madagascar. Kew Bulletin 79(1): 75–82. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-023-10156-2 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Thonningia alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Thonningia alba. Published online. Accessed: 22. Nov. 2024.