Balanophoreae

Translingual

Etymology

Balanophora +‎ -eae. The family name was adopted before the taxonomic code was changed to require the ending -aceae for all plant families and to make -eae only valid for tribes. All usage by taxonomists since that change refers to the family as the Balanophoraceae.

Proper noun

Balanophoreae

  1. (archaic) Any of several groups of fungus-like plants that included species of genus Balanophora, including:
    1. A taxonomic family within the order Santalales.
    2. A taxonomic order within the class Rhizogens – in Lindley system.
  2. A taxonomic tribe within the family Balanophoraceae.

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