Balanophora abbreviata Blume

 
  • Family : BALANOPHORACEAE
    (Balanophora Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BALANOPHORA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : BALANOPHORACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Balanophora abbreviata Blume
  • Habit : Parasite
  • Comments / notes : Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests
  • Flower, Fruit : September-October
  • Collector(s) Name : S.B.Manohar & Raja Keshava Murthy
  • Collection Nos : KFP 2686, KFP 10265
  • Collection Locality : Savandurga (Bangalore)
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Thrissur district, Pathanamthitta district
  • World Distribution : Africa, Indo-Malesia, Pacific Islands
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Saldanha, C. J. 1996. Flora of Karnataka vol. 2; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Balanophora abbreviata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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