Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. belongs to the Balanophoraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Balanophora fungosa, B. Gray 9082--Australia. Queensland. Gillies Highway, E of Lake Barrine. 24 Sep 2011. (17).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Balanophoraceae
Genus
Balanophora
Specific Epithet
fungosa
Authorship
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 12.0
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.0
Global rank
#40,260 of 335,497
Top 13%
Extinction probability
11%
Location
Australia, Queensland
-27.914222, 153.189000
Location Remarks
Tamborine Rainforest Skywalk. Accessed off Tamborine Mountain Rd. A private forest reserve.
Collectors
Bruce Gray, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Root parasite.
