Name: Balanophora involucrata Family: Locality (number, latitude & longitude, map reference): 1187 Site #___, & Ecological Notes (elevation, aspect, soil, exposure, associates): 1197 Number: 01260 Date: 13 Sept Occurrence: C O I R Collector(s): Bartholomew, Boufford, Dudley, Elias, Sponberg, & __________ Plant Characteristics (habit, height, bark & trunk, d.b.h., flowers, fruits, odor, taste): Parasite; cap red with orange raised striations; stem reddish- orange; distal floral portions dark red Local Name(s): Local Use(s): Number of Sheets: Unicate; seeds ___; other ____________________; photograph ____ Disposition of Sheets: _____ PRC ________ USA: A CM NA NY UC Other _________ 1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition