Definition
A genus of parasitic flowering plants with no chlorophyll that feed on tree roots, found in tropical regions of Asia and the Pacific.
Etymology
From Greek 'balanos' (acorn) plus 'phora' (bearing or carrying). The name refers to the acorn-shaped inflorescence (flower clusters) these parasitic plants produce.
Kelly Says
Balanophora plants are like botanical vampires—they have no leaves, no green color, and completely depend on feeding through a host plant's roots, making them one of nature's most extreme specializations.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባላኖፎራ
ba-la-no-fo-ra
ARالعربية
بلانوفورا
ba-la-no-fo-ra
BNবাংলা
বালানোফোরা
ba-la-no-fo-ra
CACatalà
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
CSČeština
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
DADansk
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
DEDeutsch
Balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
ELΕλληνικά
μπάλανοφορα
mpa-la-no-fo-ra
ESEspañol
balanófora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
FAفارسی
بالانوفورا
ba-la-no-fo-ra
FISuomi
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
FRFrançais
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
GUGU
બાલાનોફોરા
ba-la-no-fo-ra
HAHA
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
HEעברית
בלנופורא
ba-la-no-fo-ra
HIहिन्दी
बालानोफोरा
ba-la-no-fo-ra
HUMagyar
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
IGIG
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
ITItaliano
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
JA日本語
バラノフォラ
bara-no-fo-ra
KKKK
баланофора
ba-la-no-fo-ra
KMKM
បាលាណូផូរ
ba-la-na-pho-ra
KO한국어
발라노포라
balla-no-po-ra
MRMR
बालानोफोरा
ba-la-no-fo-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
MYမြန်မာ
ဘလန်နိုဖောရ
ba-lan-no-fo-ra
NLNederlands
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
NONorsk
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
PAPA
ਬਾਲਾਨੋਫੋਰਾ
ba-la-no-fo-ra
PLPolski
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
PTPortuguês
balanófora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
RORomână
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
RUРусский
баланофора
ba-la-no-fo-ra
SVSvenska
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
SWKiswahili
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
TAதமிழ்
பாலனோபோர
pa-la-no-po-ra
TEతెలుగు
బాలనోఫోర
ba-la-no-fo-ra
THไทย
บาลานอฟฟอรา
ba-la-no-fo-ra
TLTL
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
TRTürkçe
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
UKУкраїнська
баланофора
ba-la-no-fo-ra
URاردو
بلانوفورا
ba-la-no-fo-ra
VITiếng Việt
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
YOYO
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra
ZUZU
balanophora
ba-la-no-fo-ra