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.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
9/21/2007
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.
9/21/2007
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.
11/22/1976
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
