Balanophora papuana Schltr. belongs to the Balanophoraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

SAN.153221

April 4, 2012

Location

Malaysia, Sabah

5.320222, 115.660917

Location Remarks

Sepilok Forest Reserve. Bird Trail. Mixed dipterocarp forest. 33 m elev.

Collectors

Sven Buerki, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian, Nur Adillah binti Mohd

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Santalales

Family

Balanophoraceae

Genus

Balanophora

Specific Epithet

papuana

Authorship

Schltr.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#95,146 of 335,497

Top 29%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →