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Thecophyllum balanophorum is a synonym of:

Werauhia balanophora (Mez) J.R.Grant

(section Jutleya)

Publ: Trop. Subtrop. Pflanzenw. 91: 39. (1995)

Type: COSTA RICA. Oersted Brom. n. 22. (HOLOTYPE: C, photograph US).

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Distribution: COSTA RICA;

Habitat: lower montane and premontane rain forest life zones and possibly extends slightly into the lower montane wet forest life zone., 1500-1900 m. Elev.

Phenology: V. balanophora has been collected in flower during the months of August and December. That these two months represent a sample of a flowering season extending through the heavy rain months of September, October and November is difficult to believe. Rather, the species probably flowers sporadically throughout the "dry" season of January through April (May) and the early rainy season of June/July.

Werauhia balanophora