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356.0000 Family Balanophoraceae Rich.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 8: 429 (1822), nom. cons.
16 genera, ca. 50 spp.
Species listed in database: 55
= Dactylanthaceae Takht.; Sist. Magnoliof. 43 (1987)
= Hachetteaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xxv (2001)
= Helosidaceae Bromhead; Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 336, 338 (1840)
= Langsdorffiaceae Tiegh. ex Pilg.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 3: 76 (1914)
= Lophophytaceae Bromhead; Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 336, 338 (1840)
= Sarcophytaceae A.Kern.; Pflanzenleben 2: 708, 709 (1891)
= Scybaliaceae A.Kern.; Pflanzenleben 2: 708, 709 (1891)
356.1101 Genus Balanophora J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 1: 50 (1775)
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical Old World
Species listed in database: 24
= Acroblastum Sol.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 99 (1865), nom. inval.
= Acroblastum Sol. ex Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 144 (1935)
= Balaneikon Setch.; Hong Kong Naturalist Suppl., No. 1, 10, 12 (1932)
= Balania Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 43: 297 (1896), et in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 144 (1907)
= Balaniella Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 144 (1907)
= Bivolva Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 142 (1907)
= Cynopsole Endl.; Gen. Pl. [Endlicher] 74 (1836)
= Polyplethia (Griff.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 43: 298 (1896)
= Sarcocordylis Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 7249 (1831), nomen

Search for: Balanophora japonica-var.-nipponica

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species :
Balanophora abbreviata Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 1: 87 (1827)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan); India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal); Andaman Isl.; Nicobar Isl. (Great Nicobar Isl.); Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang, Johor); Sumatra; Sulawesi; Philippines (Luzon, Leyte, Mindanao); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl.; Christmas Isl. [Austr.]; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Vanuatu; Society Isl. (Tahiti)
23 CON 29 COM MDG 36 CHI 40 IND 41 AND CBD LAO MYA NCB THA VIE 42 JAW LSI MLY NWG PHI SUL SUM XMS 60 VAN 61 SCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Acroblastum fawcettii (Elmer) Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 146 (1935)
= Acroblastum insulare (Ridl.) Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 147 (1935)
= Acroblastum pallens (Setch.) Sol. ex Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 144 (1935)
= Acroblastum subglobosum (Elmer) Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 147 (1935)
= Balaniella abbreviata (Blume) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)
= Balaniella alutacea (Jungh.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)
= Balaniella distans Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 183 (1907)
= Balaniella hildebrandtii (Rchb.f.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: (1907)
= Balanophora alutacea Jungh.; Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 18, Suppl. 1: 205 (1841)
= Balanophora cavaleriei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 115 (1906)
= Balanophora distans (Tiegh.) Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 16b: 332 (1935)
= Balanophora fawcettii Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1659 (1913)
= Balanophora hildebrandtii Rchb.f.; J. Bot. 14: 45 (1876)
= Balanophora insularis Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 45: 218 (1906)
= Balanophora kainantensis Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 33: 29, 112 (1943)
= Balanophora laosensis Lecomte; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 5: 223 (1915)
= Balanophora micrantha Warb.; Fragm. Fl. Philipp. [Perkins] 3: 169 (1905)
= Balanophora pallens Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 12: 173 (1926)
= Balanophora sarasinorum Warb. ex Harms; (1935)
= Balanophora subcupularis P.C.Tam; Fl. Fujianica 1: 602 (1982)
= Balanophora subglobosa Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1660 (1913)
= Balanophora trimera Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 147 (1907)
= Balanophora zollingeri Fawc.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: 234 (1886)
= Polyplethia kainantensis Yamam.; Contr. Fl. Kainan. 1: 22, f. 2 (1943)
species :
Balanophora aphylla Luu, H.D.Trán & H.C.Nguyen; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 57(1-3): 67 (2019)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Balanophora appressa R.X.Yu & S.Y.Zhou; Syst. Bot. 46(4): 1063 (2021)
Distribution: China (Guangdong)
36 CHI
species :
Balanophora coralliformis Barcelona, Tandang & Pelser; Phytotaxa 170(4): 291 (2014)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Balanophora cucphuongensis Bân; Konsp. Sosud. Rast. Fl. V´etnama 2: 65 (1996)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle; Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] 330 (1839)
Distribution: China (Hunan, Yunnan); Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar (Shan)
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Balanophora affinis Griff.; Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 220 (1849)
= Balanophora alveolata Griff.; Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 220 (1849), Trans. Linn. Soc. 20: 94 (1851)
= Balanophora hookeriana Hemsl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 102 (1894)
= Balanophora picta Griff.; Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 220 (1849)
= Balanophora typhina Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 7248 (1832), nomen
= Balanophora typhina Wall. ex Fawc.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: 235 (1886), nom. illeg.
= Cordyceps racemosa Berkeley; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 212 (1854)
species :
Balanophora elongata Blume; Enum. Pl. Javae 1: 87 (1827)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Java
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Synonyms: hidden
= Balaniella elongata (Blume) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)
= Balaniella forbesii (Fawc.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)
= Balaniella maxima (Jungh.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)
= Balaniella multibrachiata (Fawc.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)
= Balanophora dioica Ito; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 196 (1887), non Unger 1838
= Balanophora elongata var. maxima (Jungh.) Hook.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 45 (1856)
= Balanophora forbesii Fawc.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: 236 (1886)
= Balanophora maxima Jungh.; Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(Suppl. 1): 209 (1841)
= Balanophora multibrachiata Fawc.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: 236 (1886)
= Cynopsole elongata (Blume) Endl. ex B.D.Jacks.; Index Kew. 1: 688 (1895)
variant :
var. ungeriana (Valeton) B.Hansen; Dansk Bot. Ark. 28(1): 120 (1972), as ´ungerana´
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Balanophora ungeriana Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] 330 (1912)
species :
Balanophora flava (Hook.f.) Lidén; Pleione 13(1): 140, t. 1 (2019)
Distribution: India (Sikkim)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Balanophora involucrata var. flava Hook.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22(1): 44 (1856)
= Bivolva flava (Hook.f.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 205 (1907)
species :
Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 1: 50 (1775)
Distribution: Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; India (Manipur); Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sulawesi; Palawan; Philippines (Luzon); Java; New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl.; Australia (NE-Queensland); New Caledonia (rainforest); Vanuatu; Fiji; Northern Marianas (Alamagan, Sarigan, Saipan, Rota); Fed. States of Micronesia (Truk, Moen, Tol)
38 NNS TAI 40 IND 41 LAO MYA THA VIE 42 JAW MLY NWG PHI PLW SUL 43 SOL 50 AUS 60 FIJ NWC VAN 62 MIC MRN
Remarks: see also B. indica which is often included here as subspecies
Synonyms: hidden
= Balanophora forsteri Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 148 (1907)
= Balanophora fungosa f. extratropica Bailey; Compr. Cat. Queensland Pl. 470, fig. 458 (1911)
= Balanophora fungosa var. kuroiwai Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 21: 29 (1907)
= Balanophora fungosa var. mariannae (Hosok.) Hosok.; J. Jap. Bot. 13: 202 (1937)
= Balanophora kuroiwai (Makino) Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16: 213 (1902), nomen
= Balanophora mariannae Hosok.; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 6: 572 (1934)
= Balanophora micholitzii Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 39: 207 (1903)
= Cynomorium balanophora Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4: 177 (1805)
= Cynomorium fungosum Raeusch. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 252 (1841)
= Cynomorium parasiticum Sw. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 252 (1841)
species :
Balanophora hansenii Hambali; Reinwardtia 9(4): 425 (1980)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Pahang)
42 MLY
Conservation Status: critically endangered, not seen for 20 years
species :
Balanophora harlandii Hook.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 426 (1859)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan); Taiwan; India (Nagaland); Thailand; Laos
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Synonyms: hidden
= Balania ceracea Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 202 (1907)
= Balania harlandii (Hook.f.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 201 (1907)
= Balania henryi (Hemsl.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 202 (1907)
= Balania kawakamii (Valeton) Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 23: 204 (1933)
= Balania kudoi (Yamam.) Yamam.; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 5: 354 (1933)
= Balania mutinoides (Hayata) Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 23: 204 (1933)
= Balanophora ceracea (Tiegh.) Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] 4: 170 (1913)
= Balanophora esquirolii H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 2: 115 (1906)
= Balanophora harlandii var. mutinoides (Hayata) F.W.Xing; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 12(4): 381 (1992)
= Balanophora henryi Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26(177): 410 (1894)
= Balanophora kawakamii Valeton; Icon. Bogor. [Boerlage] 4: 169, t. 351 (1913)
= Balanophora kudoi Yamam.; Rep. (Annual) Taihoku Bot. Gard. 1: 95 (1931)
= Balanophora lancangensis Y.Y.Qian; J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 4(2): 12-13, f. 1 (1996)
= Balanophora minor Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 410, t. 9, fig. 1 (1890)
= Balanophora mutinoides Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 168-169, t. 31 (1913)
= Balanophora valida Diels; Sunyatsenia 1(2-3): 123 (1933)
species :
Balanophora indica (Arn.) Griff.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20(1): 95 (1846)
Distribution: China (SE-Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan); India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra, Manipur, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Myanmar (Chin, Kayin, Mandalay, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (fairly widespread); Sumatra; Philippines (Luzon); Australia (N-Queensland: Cape York peninsula); Guam; Fed. States of Micronesia (Truk, Moen, Tol)
36 CHI 40 IND SRL 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY PHI SUM 50 AUS 62 GUM MIC
Remarks: often included as subspecies in B. fungosa
Synonyms: hidden
= Balaniella pedicellaris (Schltr.) Hosok.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 24: 201 (1934)
= Balaniella sphaerica Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 184 (1907)
= Balanophora annamensis S.Moore; J. Nat. Hist. Soc. Siam 4: 157 (1921)
= Balanophora bonii Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 150 (1907)
= Balanophora burmannica Griff.; Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 219 (1849)
= Balanophora cryptocaudex S.Y.Chang & P.C.Tam; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 3(1): 141-142, f. 1 (1983)
= Balanophora decurrens Fawc.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: 234 (1886)
= Balanophora elkinsii Blatt.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 33: 309 (1929)
= Balanophora fungosa subsp. indica (Arn.) B.Hansen; Dansk Bot. Ark. 28: 100 (1972), without basionym ref.
= Balanophora gracilis Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 151 (1907)
= Balanophora indica Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 7247 (1832) ex Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 22: 30 (1856)
= Balanophora latipes Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 150 (1907)
= Balanophora pedicellaris Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 52: 14 (1914)
= Balanophora pentamera Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 151 (1907)
= Balanophora picta Miq. ex Eichler; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 17: 146 (1873)
= Balanophora pierrei Lecomte; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 5: 225 (1915)
= Balanophora pierrei Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 150 (1907)
= Balanophora pierrei var. tonkinensis Lecomte; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 5: 225 (1915), nom. illeg.
= Balanophora saxicola W.F.Xing & Z.X.Li; Acta Bot. Austro Sin. 10: 17 (1995)
= Balanophora simaoensis S.Y.Chang & P.C.Tam; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 3(1): 142-143, f. 2 (1983)
= Balanophora sphaerica (Tiegh.) Lecomte; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 5: 227 (1915)
= Balanophora splendida P.C.Tam & D.Fang; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(2): 112-113, f. 1 (1984)
= Balanophora thwaitesii Eichler; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 17: 146, in nota. (1873)
= Bivolva gracilis (Tiegh.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 205 (1907)
= Langsdorffia indica Arn.; Nat. Hist. [Houttuyn] 2: 37 (1838)
= Langsdorffia indica Wight & Arn.; Icon. Pl. 3: t. 205 (1839), non Arn. 1838
variant :
var. agastyamalayana M.B.Viswan. & Prem Kumar & N.Ramesh; Rheedea 10: 121 (2000)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
variant :
var. globosa (Jungh.) Bân; Konsp. Sosud. Rast. Fl. V´etnama 2: 45 (1996)
Distribution: Myanmar; Java
41 MYA 42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Balaniella globosa (Jungh.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)
= Balaniella junghuhnii Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 185 (1907)
= Balaniella ramosa (Fawc.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)
= Balanophora gigantea Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 7249 (1832)
= Balanophora gigantea Wall. ex Fawc.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: 235 (1886)
= Balanophora globosa Jungh.; Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18(Suppl. 1): 210 (1841)
= Balanophora fungosa var. globosa (Jungh.) B.Hansen; Dansk Bot. Ark. 28: 109 (1972)
= Balanophora ramosa Fawc.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 2: 236 (1886)
variant :
var. minor Eichler; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 17: 145 (1873)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu); Thailand; Japan (Yakushima Isl.)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Balanophora fungosa var. minor (Eichler) B.Hansen; Dansk Bot. Ark. 28(1): 106 (1972)
= Balanophora yakushimensis Hatus. & Masam.; J. Geobot. 19(3): 61 (1971)
variant :
var. tirunelveliensis M.B.Viswan. & Prem Kumar & N.Ramesh; Rheedea 10: 123 (2000)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Balanophora involucrata Hook.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22(1): 30, t. 4-7 (1856)
Distribution: China (Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan); Tibet; Pakistan (Hazara); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Darjeeling, Jammu & Kashmir)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Balania cathcartii (Tiegh.) Setch.; Hong Kong Naturalist, Suppl. 1: 11 (1932)
= Balania involucrata (Hook.f.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 43: 297 (1896) (in obs.)
= Balanophora fargesii (Tiegh.) Harms; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 16b: 332 (1935)
= Balanophora involucrata var. cathcartii Hook.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22(1): 44, t. 7-B (1856)
= Balanophora involucrata var. gracilis Hook.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22(1): 44, t. 7-A (1856)
= Balanophora involucrata var. rubra Hook.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22(1): 44, tt. 4-6 (1856)
= Bivolva cathcartii Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 205 (1907)
= Bivolva fargesii Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 206 (1907)
= Bivolva involucrata (Hook.f. & Thomson) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 205 (1907)
species :
Balanophora japonica Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 16(190): 212-213 (1902)
Distribution: Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl. (Amami Oshima)
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Synonyms: hidden
= Balania japonica Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 201 (1907)
= Balanophora dioica Unger; Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 2 (1838), nom. illeg.
variant :
var. nipponica (Makino) Ohwi; Fl. Jap. [Ohwi], revised ed. 402 (1965)
Distribution: Japan (Honshu, Kyushu)
38 JAP
Synonyms: hidden
= Balania nipponica (Makino) Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 23: 205 (1933)
= Balanophora kiusiana Ohwi; Fl. Jap. [Ohwi], revised ed. 1437 (1965)
= Balanophora nipponica Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23(267): 60-61, t. 3 (1909)
species :
Balanophora lalashanensis S.S.Ying; New Taxa New Names 7: 483 (2024)
Distribution: Taiwan
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Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Balanophora latisepala (Tiegh.) Lecomte; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 5: 228 (1915)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Pahang, Selangor, Perlis, Perak); N-Sumatra; Borneo
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Synonyms: hidden
= Balaniella fasciculata Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 183 (1907)
= Balaniella latisepala Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 184 (1907)
= Balanophora fasciculata (Tiegh.) Lecomte; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 5: 228 (1915)
= Balanophora thorelii Lecomte; Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H.Lecomte et al.] 5: 226 (1915)
= Balanophora truncata Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 41: 296 (1913)
species :
Balanophora laxiflora Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26(177): 410, t. 9, f. 2-3 (1894)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan); Taiwan; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Vietnam
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Synonyms: hidden
= Acroblastum hexamerum (Tiegh.) Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 146 (1935)
= Acroblastum parvius (Hayata) Setch. & Yamam.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 146 (1935)
= Acroblastum spicatum (Hayata) Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 147 (1935)
= Balania formosana (Hayata) Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 23: 204 (1933)
= Balania parvior (Hayata) Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 23: 205 (1933)
= Balania spicata (Hayata) Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 23: 205 (1933)
= Balanophora formosana Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 168 (1913)
= Balanophora hexamera (Tiegh.) Lecomte; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 62: 216 (1915)
= Balanophora hongkongensis K.M.Lau, N.H.Li & S.Y.Hu; Harvard Pap. Bot. 7(2): 439 (2003)
= Balanophora morrisonicola Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 198 (1915)
= Balanophora oshimae Yamam.; Rep. (Annual) Taihoku Bot. Gard. 1: 96 (1931)
= Balanophora parvior Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 25: Art. 19, 192 (1908)
= Balanophora rugosa P.C.Tam; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(2): 114-115, f. 2 (1984)
= Balanophora spicata Hayata; J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 25(19): 192, t. 33 (1908)
= Balanophora taiwaniana S.S.Ying; Coloured Ill. Fl. Taiwan 5: 514 (1995), not effectively published
= Polyplethia formosana (Hayata) Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 15: 748 (1939)
= Polyplethia hexamera Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 195 (1907)
= Polyplethia minor Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 15: 748 (1939)
= Polyplethia morrisonicola (Hayata) Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 15: 748 (1939)
= Polyplethia oshimae (Yamam.) Yamam.; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 5: 354 (1933)
= Polyplethia parvior (Hayata) Yamam.; J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 5: 406 (1933)
= Polyplethia spicata (Hayata) Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 15(12): 748 (1939)
species :
Balanophora lowii Hook.f.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 426. t. 75 C (1859)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Balaniella lowii (Hook.f.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 181 (1907)
species :
Balanophora papuana Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 68 (1913)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (mostly W-part); Sumatra; Borneo; Sulawesi; Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Camiguin, Mindanao); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 BOR MLY NWG PHI SUL SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Balaniella papuana (Schltr.) Hosok.; J. Jap. Bot. 13: 202 (1937) (in adnot.)
= Balanophora celebica Warb.; Pflanzenwelt 1: 517, fig. 168 B (1913)
= Balanophora incarnata Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1661 (1913)
= Balanophora oosterzeeana Valeton; Nova Guinea 8: 919 (1913)
species :
Balanophora parajaponica R.X.Yu, S.Y.Zhou & Y.Q.Li; Syst. Bot. 46(4): 1063 (2021)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
36 CHI
species :
Balanophora polyandra Griff.; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 94 (1851)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Yunnan); Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Acroblastum ambavanense Venkatareddi; Willdenowia 5: 389 (1969)
= Acroblastum polyandrum (Griff.) Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 147 (1935)
= Polyplethia polyandra (Griff.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 43: 298 (1896)
species :
Balanophora reflexa Becc.; Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 11: 197 (1868)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang); Borneo
42 BOR MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Balaniella reflexa (Becc.) Tiegh.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 9, 6: 182 (1907)
= Balanophora fasciculigera Suess. & Heine; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 2: 57 (1950)
species :
Balanophora tobiracola Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 24(287): 290-292, f. 18 (1910)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi); Japan (Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan
36 CHI 38 JAP NNS TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Balaneikon tobiracola (Makino) Setch.; Hong Kong Naturalist, Suppl. 1: 10 (1932)
= Balaneikon wrightii (Makino) Setch.; Hong Kong Naturalist Suppl., No. 1, 11, 12 (1932)
= Balanophora harlandii var. spiralis P.C.Tam; Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 4(2): 115 (1984)
= Balanophora wrightii Makino; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 24(287): 292 (1911)
species :
Balanophora wilderi Setch.; Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 86: 47 (1931)
Distribution: Cook Isl. (Rarotonga)
61 COO
Remarks: status uncertain, very rare, possibly a teratological form of B. abbreviata
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Acroblastum wilderi (Setch.) Setch.; Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 19: 145 (1935)
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