''Elaphanthera baumannii'' is a species of hemiparasitic shrub in the

Santalaceae The Santalaceae, sandalwoods, are a widely distributed family of flowering plants (including small trees, shrubs, perennial herbs, and epiphytic climbersHewson & George t al.br>''Santalaceae'' taxonomy, 1984, pp. 191-194.) which, like other mem ...

family. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to New Caledonia and the only species of the genus ''Elaphanthera'',Morat, P., T. Jaffré, F. Tronchet, J. Munzinger, Y. Pillon, J. M. Veillon, and M. Chalopin (2012). The taxonomic reference base Florical and characteristics of the native vascular flora of New Caledonia. Adansonia 34 (2): 179–221. probably related to '' Exocarpos''.

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q8774228, from2=Q15381396 Endemic flora of New Caledonia Santalaceae Monotypic Santalales genera Parasitic plants