Balanophoraceae
Balanophora

Balanophora subcupularis P.C.Tam

First published in Fl. Fujianica 1: 602 (1982)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Myanmar, Japan (W. Kyushu). It is a holoparasitic perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Myanmar

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Murata, J. (2016). Balanophora subcupularis (Balanophoraceae), new to Japan. The Journal of Japanese Botany 91: 47-48.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 5: 1-505. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Murata, J. (2016). Balanophora subcupularis (Balanophoraceae), new to Japan. The Journal of Japanese Botany 91: 47-48.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2003). Flora of China 5: 1-505. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0