Balanophora harlandii

Balanophora harlandii Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 22: 426 1859. (Syn: Balania ceracea Tiegh. [Unplaced]; Balania harlandii (Hook.f.) Tiegh.; Balania henryi (Hemsl.) Tiegh.; Balania kawakamii (Valeton) Masam.; Balania kudoi (Yamam.) Yamam.; Balanophora ceracea (Tiegh.) Valeton; Balanophora esquirolii H.Lév.; Balanophora harlandii var. mutinoides (Hayata) F.W.Xing; Balanophora henryi Hemsl.; Balanophora kawakamii Valeton; Balanophora kudoi Yamam.; Balanophora lancangensis Qian; Balanophora minor Hemsl.; Balanophora mutinoides Hayata; Balanophora valida Diels);

China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, India
(Assam), Thailand, Laos as per Catalogue of life;

Image by Pankaj Kumar, photographed in Hong Kong

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BALANOPHORACEAE: Balanophora harlandii Hook.f.: Balanophora harlandii Hook.f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 22: 426. 1859.
Synonyms: Balanophora esquirolii H. Léveillé
B. harlandii var. mutinoides (Hayata) F. W. Xing
B. henryi Hemsley
B. kawakamii Valeton
B. kudoi Yamamoto
B. lancangensis Y. Y. Qian
B. minor Hemsley
B. mutinoides Hayata.
Family: BALANOPHORACEAE
Distribution: India, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Yunnan.
Current pic from KFBG, Hong Kong near one of its peak.