Hydnora

Hydnora is a group of parasitic plants described as a genus in 1775. It is native to Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. Hydnora pollinates through brood-site mimicry. This is a method of pollination in which the plant emits a smell that is attractive to insects, so that the plant can trap the insect and allow it to take pollen so that it can pollinate other Hydnora.Thorogood, C. (2018). Hydnora : The strangest plant in the world? PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, 1(1), 5–7. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.9

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderPiperales
FamilyHydnoraceae

Native toAngola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal

Observations recorded572

Hydnora ist eine Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Hydnoraceae innerhalb der Ordnung der Pfefferartigen (Piperales). Die Gattung umfasst sieben Arten, die als Wurzelparasiten leben und nur in Afrika, Madagaskar und Südarabien vorkommen.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 12
With media: 8
Family: Hydnoraceae
Collections: US, K, MNHN, VT
Recorded in: Ethiopia, South Africa

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Aristolochiaceae
Image: HydnoraAfricanaKarasburgDistrictNamibia2002Musselman.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Hydnora
Commons category: Hydnora
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=5888
topic's main category: Category:Hydnora
taxonomic type: Hydnora africana

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Hydnora is a group of parasitic plants described as a genus in 1775. It is native to Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. Hydnora pollinates through brood-site mimicry. This is a method of pollination in which the plant emits a smell that is attractive to insects, so that the plant can trap the insect and allow it to take pollen so that it can pollinate other Hydnora. Hydnora cannot photosynthesize and rely on host plants for nutrients. They are plants that are rooted underground and have the ability to damage infrastructures by bursting through pavements.

==Taxonomy== The following species are listed within the genus Hydnora:

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