Soridium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Pandanales |
Family: | Triuridaceae |
Genus: | Soridium Miers |
Species: | S. spruceanum |
Binomial name | |
Soridium spruceanum Miers | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Soridium is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the Triuridaceae, lacking chlorophyll and obtaining nutrients from fungi in the soil. It contains only one known species, Soridium spruceanum, native to Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Belize and Guatemala. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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