Langsdorffia

For the moth genus, see Langsdorfia. For the palm genus, see Syagrus (plant).

Langsdorffia are a genus of flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae, native to Central America, South America, Madagascar and New Guinea. They are parasites on the roots of other plants, with no chlorophyll or stomata of their own.^[3][4][5]

Langsdorffia
Langsdorffia hypogaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Balanophoraceae
Genus:	Langsdorffia Mart.[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
Senftenbergia Klotzsch & H.Karst.

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Langsdorffia heterotepala L.J.T.Cardoso, R.J.V.Alves & J.M.A.Braga
• Langsdorffia hypogaea Mart.
• Langsdorffia malagasica (Fawc.) B.Hansen
• Langsdorffia papuana R.Geesink