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Scybalium fungiforme is a root parasite in the Balanophoraceae that lives on the roots of other plants and produces red, fungus-like flowers from a tuber. It is a wild species of Brazilian Atlantic forest and is not grown as a garden or houseplant.
Scybalium fungiforme is a species of parasitic plant in the family Balanophoraceae. It is commonly known as Cogumelo-de-caboclo in Brazil, where it is found. It was first described in 1832 by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott and Stephan Endlicher.
The distribution of Scybalium fungiforme is restricted to Atlantic forests in the Central-West and Southeast of Brazil, more so in forests below 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) sea level. It has been recorded in the following Brazilian states: Espírito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Scybalium fungiforme by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
