Balanophoraceae

The Balanophoraceae are a subtropical to tropical family of obligate parasitic flowering plants, notable for their unusual development and formerly obscure affinities. In the broadest circumscription, the family consists of 16 genera. Alternatively, three genera may be split off into the segregate family Mystropetalaceae.

species of plant

species of plant endemic to New Zealand

species of plant

Helosis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.

Scybalium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.

Langsdorffia are a genus of flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae, native to Central America, South America, Madagascar and New Guinea. They are parasites on the roots of other plants, with no chlorophyll or stomata of their own.

Sarcophyte is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.

Ombrophytum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.

Thonningia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae containing the single species Thonningia sanguinea. It is distributed throughout much of southern and western Africa, particularly the tropical regions. Common names for the plant include ground pineapple. A familiar plant to humans, it has an extremely long list of common names in many African languages. Many names are inspired by the resemblance of the plant's inflorescence to a pineapple or palm tree. Some of the names can be translated as pineapple of the bush (from Anyi), '''duiker's kolanut (from Igala), an

Lophophytum is a genus of parasitic plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.

species of plant

Hachettea austrocaledonica is a species of parasitic plant in the Balanophoraceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus Hachettea. Its closest relative is Dactylanthus from New Zealand.

Ditepalanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.