Includes Dactylanthaceae Takhtajan, Helosidaceae Bromhead, Langsdorffiaceae van Tieghem, Lophophytaceae Horaninow, Mystropetalaceae Hooker, Sarcophytaceae A. Kerner, Scybaliaceae A. Kerner. See Takhtajan (1997, Diversity and Classification of Flowering Plants, Columbia Univ. Press, NY) for treatments of these segregate families.
Balanophoraceae L. C. Richard & A. Richard
1. Balanophora Forster & G. Forster 15 species in Old World tropics.
2. Chlamydophytum Mildbr. 1 species, C. aphyllum Mildbr. of tropical Africa.
3. Corynaea Hook f. 1 - 2 species of tropical American montane forests.
4. Dactylanthus Hook f. 1 species, D. taylori Hook. f. of New Zealand.
5. Ditepalanthus Fagerl. 1 species, D. afzelii Fagerlind, of Madagascar.
6. Exorhopala Steenis. 1 species, E. ruficeps (Ridl.) Steen. of Malay Peninsula.
7. Hachettea Baillon. 1 species, H. autro-caledonica Baill. of New Caledonia.
8. Helosis Rich. 1 species, H. cayennensis (Swartz) Spreng. of tropical America.
9. Langsdorffia C. Martius. 3 species of Madagascar, New Guinea, tropical America.
10. Lathrophytum Eichler. 1 species, L. peckolti Eichl., of Brazil (nr. Rio de Janero).
11. Lophophytum Schott & Endl. 3 species in warm S. America.
12. Mystropetalon Harvey. 2 species of SW Cape area, S. Africa.
13. Ombrophytum Poeppig ex Endl. 4 species of warm S. America, Galápagos.
14. Rhopalocnemis Junghuhn. 1 species, R.. phalloides Jungh. of Indomalaysia.
15. Sarcophyte Sparrman. 2 species of tropical and SE Africa.
16. Scybalium Schott. & Endl. 4 species of tropical America.
17. Thonningia Vahl. 1 species, T. sanguinea Vahl. of tropical Africa.
Cynomoriaceae Lindley
1. Cynomorium L. 2 species of Europe, Mediterranean and Central Asia.
Hydnoraceae C. A. Agardh.
1. Hydnora Thunb. 12-15 species, tropical and S. Africa, Madagasgar.
2. Prosopanche Bary. 3 species of Argentina, Paraguay, Costa Rica.
Rafflesiaceae Dumortier
1. Rafflesia R.Brown. Approx. 15 species of W. Malaysia.
2. Rhizanthes Dumort. 2 species of W. Malaysia.
3. Sapria Griffith. 2 species from Assam to SE Asia (Thailand).Cytinaceae (Brogniart) A. Rich.
1. Bdallophyton Eichler. 1- 4 species in Mexico, Central America.
2. Cytinus L. 6-7 species of Europe, Asia, Mediterranean, S. Africa, Madagascar.
Apodanthaceae (R. Brown) Van Tieghem ex Takhtajan
1. Apodanthes Poit. 7 species in tropical S. America
2. Pilostyles Guillemin. Approx. 14 species of U.S., Mexico, Central America, and S. America, SW Australia, tropical Africa.3. Berlinanche (Harms) Vatt. 2 species of tropical east Africa (B. aethiopica (Welw.) Vatt. and B. holtzii (Engl.) Vatt. Probably best treated as a component of Pilostyles.
Mitrastemonaceae Makino (=Mitrastemmataceae)
1. Mitrastema. 2 species (disjunct), Borneo/Sumatra, Indochina, Japan and Mexico, Central America.
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