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Thonningia
Sign in to saveThonningia 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
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSantalales
- FamilyBalanophoraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Balanophoraceae
- Collections
- MO, A, BG, K, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Gabon, Central African Republic, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The
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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), and crown of the ground' (from Yoruba).
==Description==
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