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Title <em>Balanophora fungosa</em> Author Sherwin Carlquist Santa Barbara California USA Keywords Balanophoraceae, Balanophora fungosa Description Balanophoraceae, Balanophora fungosa Balanophora is a flowering plant that parasitizes roots of trees. It belongs to a tropical family, Balanophoraceae. This is Balanophora fungosa, on the forest floor of Mossman Gorge, near Cairns in Queensland, Australia. Notice the pale colored modified leaves at the bases of these two shoots. Balanophora is entirely lacking in green pigments. Return to the Balanophora fungosa [1] page or the Parasitic Plant Index [2]. Publisher Botanical Society of America Additional data copyright: Carlquist, BSA license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license Collection Parasitic Plants Botanical Name Balanophora fungosa Location Area Mossman Gorge, near Cairns Location State Queensland Location Country Australia Categories Image Not a cover image

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