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Balanophora species
Balanophora species. Copyright © Chin Fah Shin. All rights reserved.
This page revised on 22 October 2004. Copyright © Chin Fah Shin.
Miniature Blooms
Balanophora is a root parasite distantly related to Rafflesia. But unlike Rafflesia whose flowers, depending on the species, may be as large as one metre (about three feet) across, the Balanophora blooms are very tiny... roughly the size of your little finger tip.
Balanophora is a root parasite distantly related to Rafflesia. But unlike Rafflesia whose flowers, depending on the species, may be as large as one metre (about three feet) across, the Balanophora blooms are very tiny... roughly the size of your little finger tip.
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