Biology:Langsdorffia
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Short description: Genus of Balanophoraceae plants
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| Langsdorffia hypogaea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Balanophoraceae |
| Genus: | Langsdorffia Mart.[1] |
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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]
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
- ↑ Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 8: 429. 1822 [18 Nov 1822] (1822)
- ↑ "Langsdorffia Mart.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30035012-2#synonyms.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Thorogood, Chris (2020). "Langsdorffia : Creatures from the deep?". Plants, People, Planet 2 (3): 181–185. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10102.
- ↑ Yirka, Bob. "An overview of the parasitic plant Langsdorffia". https://phys.org/news/2020-08-overview-parasitic-langsdorffia.html. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q5486722 entry
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