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Langsdorffia hypogaea
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Langsdorffia hypogaea

Langsdorffia hypogaea is a parasitic plant of the family Balanophoraceae which parasitizes Quercus spp. among others. It is native from southern Mexico through northern South America. It forms a pseudotuber composed of tissue of the host integrated with its own tissue that can be up to a square meter (3ft 3in squared) in size. The Langsdorffia flower clusters (which are capitula composed of myriads of tiny florets) emerge from the soil out of these "tubers".

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 210458.