Lophophytum
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| Lophophytum | |
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| Lophophytum mirabile | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Balanophoraceae |
| Genus: | Lophophytum Schott & Endl. |
Lophophytum is a genus of parasitic plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.[1]
Its native range is Western South America to Brazil and Northern Argentina.[1]
Like all species of Lophophytum, L. mirabile is a root holoparasite: it does not photosynthesize and takes its nutrients via vascular connection to a host plant, using an organ called a haustorium.[2]
Species:[1]
- Lophophytum mirabile Schott & Endl.
- Lophophytum pyramidale (Leandro) L.J.T.Cardoso & J.M.A.Braga
- Lophophytum rizzoi Delprete
- Lophophytum weddelii Hook.f.
