Thonningia Vahl

Stannard, B.L. (2006) Balanophoraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3)

Description of the genus

Parasitic herb growing from horizontal, irregularly shaped tubers emitting cylindric branched rhizomes. Inflorescences of involucrate heads of flowers from buds on tuber, unbranched, pedunculate to sessile; peduncles densely covered with imbricate scales; receptacle of male inflorescences flat to slightly convex, of female inflorescences conical to hemispherical; perianth segments spirally arranged, unequal in length and extent of attachment to synandrium; perianth cylindric, irregularly 2–4-lobed; ovary inferior, 1-locular. Fruits 1-seeded achenes aggregated into a hemispherical infructescence.

Worldwide: 3 species. 2 in Madagascar and 1 in tropical Africa.

DRC: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
sanguinea Vahl		Description, Image

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