Balanophoraceae
family
(1 species)
Helosis antillensis L. J. T. Cardoso & J. M. A. Braga, Syst. Bot. 49(2). 2015
Caribbean endemic.
Rare root parasite of very dark, wet areas of lower montane rainforest.
Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, Trinidad.
Previously known as Helosis
cayennensis the Lesser Antillean specimens have been
determined to be a different (new) species from the Mesamerican and
South American specimens.
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