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hypogaea

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Langsdorffia hypogaea Mart.

Protologue J. Brasil. 2: 179, t. 5. 1818IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Langsdorffia, D. Neill 15942--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 117 (1).jpg

Langsdorffia, D. Neill 15942--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 117 (1).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Langsdorffia, D. Neill 15942--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 117 (2).jpg

Langsdorffia, D. Neill 15942--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 117 (2).jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Langsdorffia, D. Neill 15942--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 117.jpg

Langsdorffia, D. Neill 15942--Ecuador.Prov.ZamoraC.WawaimePlotEcuacorriente 22 Sep 2007 117.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 145.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 145.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 138.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 138.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 131.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 131.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 132.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 132.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 137.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 137.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 128.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 128.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 143.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 143.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 144.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 144.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 126.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 126.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 130.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 130.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 133.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 133.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 140.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 140.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 139.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 139.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 129.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 129.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 136.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 136.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 142.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 142.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 146.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 146.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 141.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 141.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 127.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, DNeill15942--Ecuador. Prv. Zam. Ch. C del Condor. Wawaime plot. 22 Sep 07. 127.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 012.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 002.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 004.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 002B.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 002B.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 012B.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 012B.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 001B.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 001B.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 001.jpg

Langsdorffia hypogaea, CDavidson5155--Bolivia. Chapare. 91 km ne of Cochabamba. 23 Nov 76. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Neill, D 15942

September 22, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe (Zamora Canton)

-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.

Davidson C. 5155

November 23, 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

Christopher Davidson

Neill, D 15942

September 22, 2007

Location

Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe, El Pangui (El Pangui Canton)

-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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Santalales

Family

Balanophoraceae

Genus

Langsdorffia

Specific Epithet

hypogaea

Authorship

Mart.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Moderate

ED 21.5

Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

1.6

Global rank

#20,913 of 335,497

Top 7%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →