Langsdorffia hypogaea Mart. belongs to the Balanophoraceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Langsdorffia, D. Neill 15942--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 117 (1).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Balanophoraceae
Genus
Langsdorffia
Specific Epithet
hypogaea
Authorship
Mart.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 21.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.6
Global rank
#20,913 of 335,497
Top 7%
Extinction probability
9%
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui
-3.630278, -78.447222
Location Remarks
Cordillera del Cóndor. Summit area of sandstone plateau, a western spur of the Cóndor, Contrafuerte Tres Patines, south of Río Tundayme, above the military road to Cóndor Mirador. Dense, wet dwarf forest and low shrubby vegetation. 1680 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Root parasite, achlorophyllous. Leaves form involucre-like circle around inflorescence. Flowers emerging from ground, in shaded forest. Scale-like leaves brown at base, light brown at apex. flowers pink-orange.
Location
Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe
-3.973694, -79.077333
Location Remarks
Vía Loja-Zamora, Estación Cientifica San Francisco, sendero zig-zag, camino canal y Q2. 1862 m elev.
Collectors
David A. Neill, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Root parasite, achlorophyllous. Leaves form involucre-like circle around inflorescence. Flowers emerging from ground, in shaded forest. Scale-like leaves brown at base, light brown at apex. flowers pink-orange.
Location
Bolivia, Cochabamba, Chapare
Location Remarks
Ca. 91 km northeast of Cochabamba on what is now Route 7, along a river, in a bamboo grove.
Collectors
No collectors specified
