Lophophytum

Lophophytum
Lophophytum mirabile
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

Its native range is Western South America to Brazil and Northern Argentina.

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.


Species:

Lophophytum with Sarcophyte

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lophophytum Schott & Endl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Trevor Padgett, Huei-Jiun Su, Shu-Hui Wu, Li-yen Huang, Yiching Lin (January 2025). "Quantitative Approach for Determining Reproductive Life-History Strategies of Parasitic Plants: A Case Study in Balanophora". Ecology and Evolution. 15 (1) e70746. Bibcode:2025EcoEv..1570746P. doi:10.1002/ece3.70746. PMC 11724198. PMID 39803206.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)