Balanophoraceae

by Bertel Hansen

This title is monograph 23 in the Flora Neotropica series. This study covers the 15 species, two subspecies, and four varieties within the seven neotropical genera of Balanophoraceae. In addition to the systematic history and treatments of these fleshy root parasites, the author also discusses their pollen morphology; embryology; anatomy; pollination, dispersal, and germination; and host plants.

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