Gymnosiphon suaveolens

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Gymnosiphon suaveolens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Burmanniaceae
Genus: Gymnosiphon
Species:
G. suaveolens
Binomial name
Gymnosiphon suaveolens
Synonyms [2]
  • Benitzia suaveolensH.Karst.
  • Ptychomeria suaveolens(H.Karst.) Schltr.

Gymnosiphon suaveolens is a flowering plant in the family Burmanniaceae . [2] [3] It can be found from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. It mostly grows in tropical rainforests and lives parasitically on fungus to survive. [4] It can remain underground for many years, emerging only when the conditions are right to flower and fruit. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Brummitt, N. (2013). "Gymnosiphon suaveolens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T44392627A44399407. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T44392627A44399407.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Gymnosiphon suaveolens (H.Karst.) Urb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gymnosiphon suaveolens (H.Karst.) Urb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Mycotrophs". parasiticplants.siu.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
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