Balanophoraceae

Helosis cayennensis (Sw.) Spreng.

Family: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Helosis

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Synonyms

Cynomorium cayennense Sw.
Helosis cayennensis subsp. cayennensis
Helosis guyanensis f. brasilensis (Schott & Endl.) Eichler
Helosis guyannensis Rich.

Flowers

In flower: April to February (from 104 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Miko2016, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jmmaes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Manuel de Jesús Hernández Ancheita, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Daniel Pineda Vera, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brenda O'Grady, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.