Balanophora flava

Balanophora flava

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Balanophora
Species: Balanophora flava

Name

Balanophora flava (Hook.f.) Lidén, Pleione 13(1): 140, t. 1 (2019).

Type: India, Sikkim, 8-12000' [Lachen, Aug 4], J.D. Hooker s.n., (as “Balanophora flava”), Lectotype: K000674594 (selected by Hansen 1972).

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Balanophora involucrata var. flava Hook.f. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 44 (1856)
  • Homotypic
    • Bivolva flava (Hook.f.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. Ser. 9, 6: 205. (1907)
  • Heterotypic (ref. Lidén, 2019)
    • Balanophora involucrata var. cathcartii Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 44 (1856)
      • Type: Hooker, Sikkim, 9000 ft [2743 m], specimen in spirit (K), see tab. VII in Hooker (1856).
    • Bivolva cathcartii (Hook.f.) Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 9, 6: 205 (1907)
    • Balania cathcartii (Hook.f.) Setch., Hong Kong Naturalist, Suppl. 1: 11 (1932)
    • Balanophora involucrata var. gracilis Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 44 (1856)
      • Type: tab. VII in Hooker (1856), no specimen.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Asia-Tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • East Himalaya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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