Balanophora dioica

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Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 330 1836. (Syn: Balanophora affinis Griff.; Balanophora alveolata Griff.; Balanophora hookeriana Hemsl.);

Common name: Himalayan Balanophora

Dioecious annual roots parasites. Rootstock tuberous, lobed, 4-6 cm in diameter. Leaves absent, Stem glabrous, fleshy, yellowish-white, unbranched, 10-15 cm long, stout, covered with laxly imbricated scaly leaves. Male flowers densely crowded in an ovoid or club shaped head or inflorescence at the top of stem. Head 5-7 cm long. Flowers unisexual, small. Perianth up to 0.7 cm long, trilobed, tube of the perianth sunk in cavities of the head. Staminal column short, anthers bursting by curved slit.

Flowering and fruiting: November-April

Shola forests

India and Myanmar

(From India Biodiversity Portal

Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)

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Balanophora Sp.. : Attachments (2). 6 posts by 3 authors.

This one is a Parasitic plant photographed at Mizoram (November-2008).
"Balanophora Sp.".
ID please..

Looks like Balanophora indica

Sorry, correction- it should be Balanophora dioica (not indica). Attaching pictures of B. dioica I photographed in Arunachal. It shows both male and female inflo. The ones seen in ... picture are only male flowers. These two species differ in the shape of the female inflores.

Thanks a lot. Even ... has also indicated earlier that this could be B.dioca.
Thanks for sharing yr photo.

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Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle from Shillong, Meghalaya : Attachments (7). 5 posts by 4 authors.

I hope attached images may be Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle. Please validate.

Date :09.10.2013

Location: Shillong, Meghalaya

Family : Balanophoraceae

Genus & species : Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle.

Habitat: Grows wild, parasitic on roots of forest tree; total root parasite

Habit : Herb

Flower : Small, white

Fruits : Not seen

Vow.. so nice series of Pics....

Thank you for showing this Balanophora species. Balanophora are rare sight in Uttarakhand. One species exist here but never seen in nature.

References:

The Plant List GRIN Annotated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal Flora of China Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal

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