Tiputinia | |
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Tiputinia foetida on forest floor in Pastaza, Ecuador (April 2024) | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Burmanniaceae |
Genus: |
Tiputinia P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw. |
Species: | T. foetida
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Binomial name | |
Tiputinia foetida P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw.
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Tiputinia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 2007. There is only one known species, Tiputinia foetida, formerly thought to be endemic to eastern Ecuador, new records from Peru [1] suggest that the distribution is more widespread than formerly thought. The plant is mycotrophic, i.e. lacking chlorophyll and obtaining sustenance from fungi in the soil. [2] [3]
Tiputinia | |
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Tiputinia foetida on forest floor in Pastaza, Ecuador (April 2024) | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Burmanniaceae |
Genus: |
Tiputinia P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw. |
Species: | T. foetida
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Binomial name | |
Tiputinia foetida P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw.
|
Tiputinia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 2007. There is only one known species, Tiputinia foetida, formerly thought to be endemic to eastern Ecuador, new records from Peru [1] suggest that the distribution is more widespread than formerly thought. The plant is mycotrophic, i.e. lacking chlorophyll and obtaining sustenance from fungi in the soil. [2] [3]