Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Balanophoraceae

Genus:

Helosis

Species:

Helosis cayennensis var. cayennensis

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Native Range

Argentina: Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil: Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname