Triuridaceae
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPandanales
- FamilyTriuridaceae
General: (2003) suggest that flowers of Triuridaceae may equally Appearance: Key to genera of Neotropical Triuridaceae 1. Flowers
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Triuridaceae
- Collections
- MEL, US, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MO, CENARGEN, UFPE
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Brasil, French Guiana, Colombia, Venezuela, Madagascar, Gabon, Malaysia
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Systematics
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thumb|Flower of Lacandonia schismatica
Triuridaceae are a family of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including nine genera with a total of approximately 55 known species. All members lack chlorophyll and are mycoheterotrophic (obtain food by digesting intracellular fungi, often erroneously called 'saprophytes'). The heterotrophic lifestyle of these plants has resulted in a loss of xylem vessels and stomata, and a reduction of leaves to scales.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Triuridaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.