Balanophora elongata

Balanophora elongata is a member of the Balanophoraceae family, a group of parasitic flowering plants. The species was formally published by Blume in 1827. It is distributed across several regions in Southeast Asia, including Borneo, Java, Malaya, Sumatra, and Vietnam. As part of the genus Balanophora, it shares the characteristic features of the group, such as a lack of chlorophyll and a parasitic lifestyle on host trees.