Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle

 
  • Family : BALANOPHORACEAE
    (Balanophora Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BALANOPHORA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Balanophoraceae
  • Synonym(s) : Balanophora affinis Griff.; Balanophora alveolata Griff.; Balanophora hookeriana Hemsl.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle
  • Habit : Parasite
  • Habitat : Shola
  • Key identification features : Rootstocks tuberous; stems covered with imbricate sessile scales; Flowers in fleshy, club shaped receptacle; perianth white, brownish when old, surrounded by linear, truncate, reddish bracts; Fruits minute, drupaceous.
  • Flower, Fruit : November-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Pullaiah, Ali Moulali, 1997. Fl. Andhra Pradesh, vol. 2. pp.835.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 359
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Balanophora dioica. Downloaded on 2 December 2024.

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