Scybalium | |
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Scybalium fungiforme | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Balanophoraceae |
Genus: | Scybalium Schott & Endl. |
Scybalium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae. [1]
Its native range is Caribbean, Western South America to Brazil. [1]
Species: [1]
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