Book ID: 3986
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
FLORA NEOTROPICA
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                            
                                                                Vol. 023: Hansen, B.: Balanophoraceae. 1980. 81 p.
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    From the Introduction: The systematic part of the present treatment isconfined to the 15 species, 2 subspecies and 2 varieties found in America within 7 genera of the Balanophoraceae. They are distributedfrom Mexico and the Galapagos to SE Brazil, NW Argentina and Chile. Sixgenera are confined to America, while Longsdorffia has one widespread species in America, 1 in Madagascar and 1 in New Guinea. The family inits broadest sense contains 43 species in 18 genera, distributed mainlyin the tropics, occasionally in the subtropics, rarely reaching thetemperate regions.