Balanophoraceae Rich.

First published in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 8: 429. 1822 [18 Nov 1822] (1822)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

Neotropikey

  • Borchsenius, F. &, J.M. Olesen. (1990). The Amazonian root holoparasite Lophophytum mirabile (Balanophoraceae) and its pollinators and herbivores. J. Trop. Ecol. 6: 501-505.
  • Delprete, P.G. (2004). A new species of Lophophytum and the first report of Lathrophytum (Balanophoraceae) from the state of Goiás, Central Brazil. Kew Bull. 59: 291-295.
  • Hansen, B. (1980). Balanophoraceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 23: 1-80.
  • Kuijt, J. & W.X. Dong. (1990). Surface features of the leaves of Balanophoraceae - A family without stomata? Pl. Syst. Evol. 170: 29-35.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0