Family
Balanophoraceae
Genus
Helosis
Specific Epithet
cayennensis
Authorship
(Sw.) Spreng.
3/11/2002
Location
French Guiana
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village
Collectors
No collectors specified
3/20/2002
Location
French Guiana
Location Remarks
Vicinity of Emerald Jungle Village
Collectors
No collectors specified
3/13/2006
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Thomas B. Croat, C. Davidson, Sharon Christoph
Notes
Parasitic on roots; female heads rusty brown; staminate inflorescence purplish.
11/5/2008
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela G., F. Díaz, A. Peña Cruz
Notes
Saprófito; tallitos e inflorescencias rojizas.
11/6/2008
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela G., F. Díaz, A. Peña Cruz
Notes
Saprófito; tallitos e inflorescencias rojizas.
12/10/1976
Location
Peru, Loreto
Location Remarks
Bank of Rio Momon, near Iquitos.
Collectors
No collectors specified