Mystropetalon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Balanophoraceae. Its native range is South Africa. Species: Mystropetalon thomii Harv...

Mystropetalaceae, containing three monotypic genera, Dactylanthus, Hachettea and Mystropetalon. The cladogram below shows the relationships obtained (using the broad...

taxonomic revision over time. Family: Balanophoraceae, Genus Mystropetalon: Mystropetalon thomii Harv. endemic Genus Sarcophyte: Sarcophyte sanguinea Sparrm...

relative of Dactylanthus is Hachettea from New Caledonia. Along with Mystropetalon from South Africa, they comprise the Southern Hemisphere group Mystropetalaceae...