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Balanophora fungosa
As recorded: Balanophora indica (Arn.) Griff.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Santalales › Balanophoraceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 35443a
- Date
- January 11, 1954
- Locality
- About 1 km S.E. of Umatac
- Island
- Guam
- Elevation
- 90 m
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 11, 1954, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 16 other specimens.
Digitaria ciliaris
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Dioscorea esculenta
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Emilia javanica
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Fimbristylis schoenoides
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Fimbristylis tristachya
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Hedyotis scabridifolia
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Heteropogon contortus
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Hyptis capitata
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Hyptis capitata
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Lantana camara
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Lepturus repens
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Mitracarpus hirtus
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Schizachyrium fragile
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Waltheria indica
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Wikstroemia elliptica
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Wikstroemia elliptica
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Balanophora fungosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 787 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Queensland, AU
(c) Andrew Vocke (Murray / Briggs), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Mount Hypipamee, AU-QL-AT, AU-QL, AU
(c) Daniel Schlaepfer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Mount Hypipamee, AU-QL-AT, AU-QL, AU
(c) Julie Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-13
Upper Barron, QLD, AU
(c) elliotcondous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Lake Eacham, QLD, AU
(c) elliotcondous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Euodia Cl, Kamerunga, QLD, AU
(c) Rebekah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Balanophora fungosa. BISH 647167. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956380593. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/647167.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956380593 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026