Lophophytum is a genus of parasitic plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae.
Its native range is Western South America to Brazil and Northern Argentina.
Like all species of Lophophytum, L. mirabile is a root holoparasite: it does not photosynthesize and takes its nutrients via vascular connection to a host plant, using an organ called a haustorium.
Species:
Lophophytum mirabile Lophophytum pyramidale Lophophytum rizzoi Lophophytum weddelii
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