Balanophora fungosa was described by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster in 1774 and the description was published in Characteres Generum Plantarum.
The specific epithet (fungosa) is a Latin word meaning "full of holes" or "spongy".

There are two subspecies:
Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. &
G.Forst.
subsp.
fungosa
Balanophora fungosa subsp.
indica J.R.Forst. &
G.Forst.
var.
indica
Balanophora fungosa was described by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster in 1774 and the description was published in Characteres Generum Plantarum. The specific epithet (fungosa) is a Latin word meaning "full of holes" or "spongy".
There are two subspecies:
Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. subsp. fungosa
Balanophora fungosa subsp. indica J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. var. indica
Balanophora fungosa