{"id":1346298,"date":"2011-02-08T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T10:07:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:24:46","slug":"balanophora-indica","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/balanophora-indica\/","title":{"rendered":"Balanophora indica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Balanophora indica <\/i>(Arn.) Griff. ( Syn: …………………); as per Catalogue of Life<\/a>;<\/div>\n
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Balanophora<\/i> fungosa<\/i> subsp. indica<\/i> (Arn.) B.Hansen, Dansk Bot. Ark. 28: 100 1972<\/i>. (Syn: Balaniella<\/i> pedicellaris<\/i> (Schltr.) Hosok.<\/span><\/a>; Balaniella<\/i> sphaerica<\/i> Tiegh.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> annamensis<\/i> S.Moore<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> bonii<\/i> Tiegh.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> burmannica<\/i> Griff.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> cryptocaudex<\/i> S.Y.Chang & P.C.Tam<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> decurrens<\/i> Fawc.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> elkinsii<\/i> Blatt.<\/span><\/a>;\u00a0Balanophora<\/i> fungosa<\/i> var. indica<\/i> (Arn.) B.Hansen<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> gracilis<\/i> Tiegh.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> indica<\/i> (Arn.) Griff.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> indica<\/i> var. agastyamalayana<\/i> M.B.Viswan. & Prem Kumar & N.Ramesh<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> indica<\/i> var. tirunelveliensis<\/i> M.B.Viswan. & Prem Kumar & N.Ramesh<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> latipes<\/i> Tiegh.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> pedicellaris<\/i> Schltr.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> pentamera<\/i> Tiegh.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> picta<\/i> Griff.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> picta<\/i> Miq. ex Eichler<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> pierrei<\/i> Tiegh.<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> saxicola<\/i> W.F.Xing & Z.X.Li<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> simaoensis<\/i> S.Y.Chang & P.C.Tam<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> sphaerica<\/i> (Tiegh.) Lecomte<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> splendida<\/i> P.C.Tam & D.Fang<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> thwaitesii<\/i> Eichler<\/span><\/a>; Balanophora<\/i> typhina<\/i> Wall. ex Fawc.<\/span><\/a> [Illegitimate]; Bivolva<\/i> gracilis<\/i> Tiegh.<\/span><\/a>; Langsdorffia<\/i> indica<\/i> Arn.<\/span><\/a>) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a>;<\/span><\/div>\n
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China (SE-Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), India (Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu),<\/span> Philippines (Luzon), Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia (fairly widespread), Sumatra, Australia (N-Queensland: Cape York peninsula), Sri Lanka,<\/span> Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Micronesia (Truk, Moen, Tol), Southern Marianas (Guam), Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kayin, Mandalay, Taninthayi)<\/span><\/span> as per Catalogue of Life<\/a>;
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Dioecious, parasitic herbs, 10-25 cm high. Rootstock warted with lenticels. Stem stout, short, cylindric, 1.5-2 cm diam. Leafy bracts 2.5-3.5 x 1.5-2 cm, ovate to sub orbicular, obtuse at apex, purple. Male inflorescence obovoid, dense raceme, 5-10 cm long, 3-6 cm wide. Flowers small, 0.4-0.6 cm long. Perianth lobes 2-6, white. Stamens 2-6 or more; filaments united. Female inflorescence globose heads, 2-5 cm diam., bright red in colour. Perianth 0. Ovary ellipsoid, minute.<\/span><\/div>\n
Flowering and fruiting: January-March<\/span><\/div>\n
Evergreen forests<\/span><\/div>\n
Indo-Malesia and Australia<\/span><\/div>\n
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi<\/div>\n
From India Biodiversity Portal<\/span><\/a>)<\/div>\n
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\nFor ID 170320014 – SS- Is it Balanophora<\/a> : 11 posts by 7 authors. Attachments(3).
\n<\/span>Location: <\/span>Kalakkad Mundanthurai WLS, Tamilnadu
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\n<\/span>Is it a species of <\/span>Balanophora<\/i> ? Pls. validate.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Probably B. abrreviata<\/i><\/p>\n

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Please consider Balanophora indica<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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This should be <\/span>B<\/i>alanophora<\/i><\/b> indica <\/i>var.<\/b> tirunelveliensis <\/i>taxon described from KMTR, Thirunnelveli. <\/span>But as per Plantlists and IPNI which is synonymized under <\/span>B. fungosa<\/i><\/b> J. R. & G. Forst. <\/span>ssp<\/b>.<\/span> indica<\/i><\/b> (Arn.) Hansen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It looks like Balanophora fungosa<\/span><\/i>….<\/p>\n

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Balanophora fungosa <\/span><\/i><\/span>J. R. Forster & G. <\/span>Forster<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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This seems to be Balanophora indica<\/b> (Arn.) Griff. var. agastyamalayana<\/b> Visw. et al., in Rheedea 10(2): 121, f.1. 2000, which has been discovered and described from Kalakkad – Mundandurai Tiger Reserve, in Tirunelveli dist. of Tamil Nadu.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nBalanophora from Mahabaleswar<\/a> : 7 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4).
\nSeen this <\/span>Balanophora<\/i> plenty @ <\/span>Mahabaleswar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Balanophora<\/span><\/a> species so far in efi<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Please check with Balanophora fungosa<\/i><\/p>\n

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The plant should be: Balanophora fungosa<\/i> J.R. & G. Forst. ssp. indica<\/i> B. Hansen<\/p>\n

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this must surely qualify as a mimicker .. a plant life that looks like an animal form, at least at the first glance
\nI so very much reminds me of a hedge hod all rolled up<\/p>\n

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Have you found out this recently or in some other season?<\/p>\n

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Balanophora fungosa (Balanophoraceae)<\/a>\u00a0:\u00a0<\/span>5 posts by 4 authors.\u00a0<\/span>Attachments<\/span> (3)- around 1 mb each.
\n<\/span>The parasitic plant grows on host plants grows in the undergrowth of dense canopy\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Balanophora fungosa<\/i>, (Balanaphoraceae<\/i>)<\/span><\/div>\n
Karnataka Coorg 2018 December<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I think more closer to images at Balanophora indica<\/i><\/span> (Arn.) Griff.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0rather than those at Balanophora fungosa <\/i>J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n374 ID wild plant<\/a>: 15 high res. images.
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\nLocation: near Vannappuram, Thodupuzha, Idukki Dist., Kerala PIN:685607
\n<\/span>Altitude: 1500fsl
\n<\/span><\/span>Flower date: 05OCT2022, 04.25pm<\/span>
\n<\/span>Habitat: wild moisture, wet soil, misty evergreen hill forest, no sunlight
\n<\/span>Plant habit: globular cluster immature yellowish 03cm diameter, rosette matured un branched, stem not visible, annual
\n<\/span><\/span>Height: 08cm<\/span>
\n<\/span>Leaves: no leaves
\n<\/span>Flower:\u00a0 globular racemose clustered, diameter:10mm, off white, lite fragrance<\/span>
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Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x<\/p>\n
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Balanophora fungosa\u00a0<\/i>var.\u00a0indica\u00a0<\/i>(Arn.) B.Hansen \/Balanophora indica\u00a0<\/i>(Arn.) Griff.<\/p>\n

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Yes, it is Balanophora indica<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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OK … Some sites say B. indica<\/em> as a synonym \u00a0and some say Balanophora fungosa\u00a0<\/i>var.\u00a0indica !<\/i><\/p>\n

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Great set of images, … I also agree.<\/span><\/p>\n

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References:
\n<\/span>Catalogue of Life<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 The Plant List Ver.1.1<\/a> \u00a0Flora of China<\/a>\u00a0 FOC illustration<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0India Biodiversity Portal<\/a> \u00a0IBIS Flora<\/a>\u00a0 Fact Sheet<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Balanophora indica (Arn.) Griff. ( Syn: …………………); as per Catalogue of Life; . Balanophora fungosa subsp. indica (Arn.) B.Hansen, Dansk Bot. Ark. 28: 100 1972. (Syn: Balaniella pedicellaris (Schltr.) Hosok.; Balaniella sphaerica Tiegh.; Balanophora annamensis S.Moore; Balanophora bonii Tiegh.; Balanophora burmannica Griff.; Balanophora cryptocaudex S.Y.Chang & P.C.Tam; Balanophora decurrens Fawc.;…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[7577],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1346298","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-balanophora"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1346298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1346298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1346298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1346298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1346298"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1346298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}