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Helosis cayennensis

Photo by LuisStevens
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16.7452, -90.9299

Field Notes

Description:

It's a parasitic plant belonging to the Balanophoraceae family and possibly in the genus Balanophora. I have a similar spotting from 2012 tht was ID by Dan Doucette. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/12285063

Habitat:

Lacandon Rainforest.

Reference Links:

Detalha Taxon Publico

Species ID Suggestions

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Helosis cayennensis (Sw.) Spreng.

Reference Link
Leandro Cardoso
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Comments (3)
LuisStevens
Thank you Leonardo Cardoso for the ID and the link.
Dan Doucette
You've already said in your description what I was going to comment. Thanks for mentioning me.

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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Parks of Mexico

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PublishedApril 2, 2014

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