Mystropetalon thomii Harv.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Balanophoraceae > Mystropetalon

Characteristics

Monoecious, achlorophyllous root parasite to 25 cm. Leaves scale-like, imbricate, linear-oblanceolate, ciliate. Flowers in a congested, cylindrical spike, lower female, upper male, orange or red to purple.
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Distribution

Mystropetalon thomii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103378-1
WFO ID wfo-0001140459
COL ID 45FQV
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Synonyms

Balanophora capensis Mystropetalon thomii Mystropetalon polemanni Mystropetalon sollyae Blepharochlamys capensis