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Lophophytum
Sign in to saveLophophytum is a genus of parasitic plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSantalales
- FamilyBalanophoraceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 24
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Balanophoraceae
- Collections
- MO, NY, CPAP, JBRJ, FURB, UFOP
- Recorded in
- Peru, Brazil, Argentina, United States, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Balanophoraceae
- Image
- Lophophytum mirabile in Flora Brasiliensis tab 9.jpg
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- Lophophytum
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- Category:Lophophytum
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Lophophytum is a genus of parasitic plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.
Its native range is Western South America to Brazil and Northern Argentina.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lophophytum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.