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Balanophora
''Balanophora'' is a genus of about 100 species〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40024135 )〕
of parasitic plants in the family Balanophoraceae found in parts of tropical and temperate Asia, including the Malesia region, Pacific Islands, Madagascar, and tropical Africa. Of these 19 are accepted species names (without a newly discovered species ''B. coralliformis''). Many species emit an odour which possibly attracts pollinators in the same way that pollinators are attracted to ''Rafflesia''.
''Balanophora'' species are used in folk medicine in many Asian cultures. For example, in China, ''Balanophora'' is known as ''she-gu'' (stone-fungus) and in Thailand as ''hoh-ra-tao-su-nak''. In both cases, the plant is used to treat a variety of ailments. The tubers of ''Balanophora'' are rich in a wax-like substance which is used in Java as a fuel for torches.
==Taxonomy==
The genus was first described in 1775 by Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg Forster in ''Characteres Generum Plantarum''. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek ''balanus'' (βάλανος)= acorn〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/balanus )〕 and Latin ''phora'' = bearing.
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