Balanophora fungosa subsp. fungosa

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Balanophora fungosa subsp. fungosa

Description

Monoecious plant (inflorescences bisexual), pale yellow, yellow to orange yellow or yellowish brown, sometimes with pinkish tinges. Leaves 15-30, spirally arranged, rarely subopposite, imbricate, 2-3 by 1½-2 cm, obtuse, slightly cuculiate.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Assam (Manipur present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sulawesi (Sulawesi present), Cape York Peninsula present, E. Java present, E. New Guinea present, Iriomote present, Luzon present, Micronesia present, N. Queensland present, New Caledonia present, New Hebrides present, Pacific: Fiji (Fiji present); Marianas present, Palawan present, Ryu Kyu Is present, Solomon Is present, Upper Burma present
Upper Burma (Manipur), Ryu Kyu Is. (Iriomote), Micronesia (Marianas); in Malesia: Philippines (Luzon, Palawan), E. Java, Celebes, E. New Guinea; also in the Solomon Is., N. Queensland (Cape York Peninsula), New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Fiji. .

Notes

Distinguished from B. abbreviata by its leaves never being distichous and by its longer pedicels of the male flowers.