Oxygyne

Oxygyne is a genus of achlorophyllous mycoheterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae. First described in 1906 by German botanist Rudolf Schlechter with Oxygyne triandra as the type species, six species are currently recognised. The genus has a highly disjunct distribution, with three species known from Japan and three from West-Central Africa, with each species known only from a single location.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderDioscoreales
FamilyBurmanniaceae

Native toCameroon, Central African Republic, Japan, Nansei-shoto

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Specimen records: 2
With media: 1
Family: Burmanniaceae
Collections: NHMUK
Recorded in: Central African Republic

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Burmanniaceae
Image: Die Pflanzenwelt Afrikas, insbesondere seiner tropischen Gebiete - Grundzge der Pflanzenverbreitung im Afrika und die Charakterpflanzen Afrikas (1910) (20752542508).jpg

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taxon name: Oxygyne
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8694
topic's main category: Category:Oxygyne
Commons category: Oxygyne
taxonomic type: Oxygyne triandra

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==Species== This genus includes the following species: Oxygyne confusa E.Bidault, V.Merckx & Byng – Central African Republic Oxygyne duncanii Cheek – Cameroon Oxygyne hyodoi C.Abe & Akasawa Shikoku, Japan Oxygyne shinzatoi (Hatus.) Tsukaya – Okinawa Island, Japan Oxygyne triandra Schltr. (type species) – Cameroon Oxygyne yamashitae Yahara & Tsukaya – Yakushima, Japan

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