Balanophoraceae

Thonningia sanguinea Vahl

Family: Balanophoraceae
Genus: Thonningia

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Thonningia sanguinea: Thonningia sanguinea from west-central Nigeria — Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 蓮花菰
Finnish: Loisjuurio
French: Palmier de la biche blanche
sg: Mbûlûndo

Synonyms

Thonningia angolensis Hemsl.
Thonningia coccinea Mangenot
Thonningia dubia Hemsl.
Thonningia elegans Hemsl.
Thonningia sessilis Lecomte
Thonningia ugandensis Hemsl.

Photos

Photo: mmmavocado, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marco Schmidt [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Saint Fédriche NDZAI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: KAKPO Sunday Berlioz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M Rutherford, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sunday Berlioz KAKPO, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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