Sciaphila yakushimensis

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Sciaphila yakushimensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Triuridaceae
Genus: Sciaphila
Species:
S. yakushimensis
Binomial name
Sciaphila yakushimensis
Suetsugu

Sciaphila yakushimensis is a flowering plant in the family Triuridaceae [1] found in Japan, at an elevation of 150 meters. [2] It is a myco-heterotroph, meaning it parasitises fungi to gain nutrients instead of undergoing photosynthesis. [2]

Description

The stem of S. yakushimensis grows to between 3 and 9 cm tall, 0.6 mm thick. Pedicels are 2-5 mm long, and flowers are 1.5 mm across. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sciaphila yakushimensis Suetsugu, Tsukaya & H.Ohashi". powo.science.kew.org.
  2. 1 2 3 Suetsugu, Kenji; Tsukaya, H.; Ohashi, Hiroyoshi (February 2016). "Sciaphila yakushimensis (Triuridaceae), a new mycoheterotrophic plant from Yakushima Island, Japan". Geoscience.
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