On the occurrence of parasitic plant Balanophora fungosa J.R. Forster & G. Forster (Balanophoraceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India

J. Prakasa Rao; K.V. Satish; B. Siva Sankar; C. Sudhakar Reddy; O. Aniel Kumar

doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3962.6943-6

Journal of Threatened Taxa (Feb 2015)

On the occurrence of parasitic plant Balanophora fungosa J.R. Forster & G. Forster (Balanophoraceae) in Andhra Pradesh, India

J. Prakasa Rao,
K.V. Satish,
B. Siva Sankar,
C. Sudhakar Reddy,
O. Aniel Kumar

Affiliations

J. Prakasa Rao: Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India
K.V. Satish: Forestry and Ecology Group, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India
B. Siva Sankar: Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India
C. Sudhakar Reddy: Forestry and Ecology Group, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Balanagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500037, India
O. Aniel Kumar: Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3962.6943-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 2
pp. 6943 – 6946

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Balanophora fungosa J.R. Forster & G. Forster (Balanophoraceae), a holoparasitic species is recorded as an addition to the flora of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is described here along with its distribution and threats. Field photographs have been provided to facilitate identification of the species.

Published in Journal of Threatened Taxa

ISSN: 0974-7893 (Print); 0974-7907 (Online)
Publisher: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology; Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
Website: https://threatenedtaxa.org/

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