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Balanophora
Balanophora is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae distributed from tropical Africa and Madagascar, through South and Southeast Asia, Japan, Queensland and the islands of the western Pacific. There are over 20 accepted species. Many species emit an odour which possibly attracts pollinators in the same way that pollinators are attracted to Rafflesia. The tiny flowers produce some of the smallest seeds known, weighing as little as 7 micrograms each.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Balanophora laxiflora clade
complexBalanophora laxiflora
fungus root
speciesBalanophora fungosa
Harland’s Balanophora
speciesBalanophora harlandii
Balanophora papuana
speciesBalanophora papuana
Balanophora latisepala
speciesBalanophora latisepala
Balanophora tobiracola
speciesBalanophora tobiracola
Involucrate Balanophora
speciesBalanophora involucrata
Balanophora subcupularis
speciesBalanophora subcupularis
Balanophora polyandra
speciesBalanophora polyandra
Balanophora elongata
speciesBalanophora elongata
Balanophora dioica
speciesBalanophora dioica
Balanophora abbreviata
speciesBalanophora abbreviata
Balanophora henryi
speciesBalanophora henryi
Balanophora coralliformis
speciesBalanophora coralliformis
Balanophora reflexa
speciesBalanophora reflexa
Balanophora nipponica
speciesBalanophora nipponica
Balanophora kawakamii
speciesBalanophora kawakamii
Balanophora aphylla
speciesBalanophora aphylla
Balanophora fargesii
speciesBalanophora fargesii
Balanophora lowii
speciesBalanophora lowii
Balanophora cucphuongensis
speciesBalanophora cucphuongensis
Balanophora wilderi
speciesBalanophora wilderi
Balanophora flava
speciesBalanophora flava
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 337642.