Scybalium fungiforme | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Balanophoraceae |
Genus: | Scybalium |
Species: | S. fungiforme
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Binomial name | |
Scybalium fungiforme Schott & Endl.
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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.