Pan India Bouquets

Balanophora involucrata Hook.f. & Thomson

Family : Balanophoraceae
(Balanophora Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BALANOPHORA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Balanophoraceae
Synonym(s) : Balania cathcartii (Tiegh.) Setch.; Balania involucrata (Hook.f.) Tiegh.; Bivolva cathcartii Tiegh.; Bivolva involucrata (Hook.f. & Thomson) Tiegh.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Balanophora involucrata Hook.f. & Thomson
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Cool broadleaved and coniferous forest; 2000 - 3000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The rhizomes form large woody knots on tree roots; these are used for manufacture of drinking-bowls.
Key identification features : Root parasite, leaves verticillate and connate into a sheathlike whorl
Flower, Fruit : June-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 213; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 152
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Balanophora involucrata. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.

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