Langsdorffia

Langsdorffia are a genus of flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae, native to Central America, South America, Madagascar and New Guinea. They are parasites on the roots of other plants, with no chlorophyll or stomata of their own.[3][4][5]

For the moth genus, see Langsdorfia.

Langsdorffia
Langsdorffia hypogaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Langsdorffia
Mart.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]
  • Senftenbergia Klotzsch & H.Karst.

Species

Currently accepted species include:

  • Langsdorffia heterotepala L.J.T.Cardoso, R.J.V.Alves & J.M.A.Braga
  • Langsdorffia hypogaea Mart.
  • Langsdorffia malagasica (Fawc.) B.Hansen
  • Langsdorffia papuana R.Geesink

References
  1. Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 8: 429. 1822 [18 Nov 1822] (1822)
  2. "Langsdorffia Mart". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. Cardoso, Leandro Jorge Telles; Válka, Ruy José A.; Alvarenga, João Marcelo A. (2011). "A New Species and a Key for Langsdorffia (Balanophoraceae)". Systematic Botany. 36 (2): 424–427. doi:10.1600/036364411X569606. S2CID 86579953.
  4. Thorogood, Chris (2020). "Langsdorffia : Creatures from the deep?". Plants, People, Planet. 2 (3): 181–185. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10102. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. Yirka, Bob. "An overview of the parasitic plant Langsdorffia". phys.org. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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