Family · Other eudicots
Balanophoraceae
Balanophora family
Non-photosynthetic root parasites forming fleshy, fungus-like inflorescences on host roots in tropical forests.
- Accepted species
- 62accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 16accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈76 MaCretaceous · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Balanophora27 spp.
Ombrophytum7 spp.
Lophophytum4 spp.
Scybalium4 spp.
Helosis3 spp.
Langsdorffia3 spp.
Thonningia3 spp.
Ditepalanthus2 spp.
Sarcophyte2 spp.
Chlamydophytum1 spp.
Corynaea1 spp.
Dactylanthus1 spp.
Hachettea1 spp.
Lathrophytum1 spp.
Mystropetalon1 spp.
Rhopalocnemis1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America21
- Asia-Tropical21
- Asia-Temperate19
- Africa10
- Pacific4
- Northern America2
- Australasia2
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Balanophoraceae sits in the order Santalales.