Balanophora dioica

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

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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.

(From India Biodiversity Portal

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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..

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Looks like Balanophora indica

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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.

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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.

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Vow.. so nice series of Pics….

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AS, April, 2023/01 unknown sp. for identification: 2 high res. images.

Check for Balanophora sps.

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Appears close to images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/08/balanophora-dioica/

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I guess the correct ID !

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MS,Oct.,2023/13 Balanophora sp. ? for id: 2 images.
Location : Hmuifang, Mizoram

Balanophora dioica R.Br. ex Royle

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References:

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