Tiputinia
| Tiputinia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Tiputinia P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw. |
| Species: | T. foetida |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiputinia foetida P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw. | |
Tiputinia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 2007. There is only one known species, Tiputinia foetida, endemic to eastern Ecuador. The plant is mycotrophic, i.e. lacking chlorophyll and obtaining sustenance from fungi in the soil.[1]
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