Gastrodia kuroshimensis
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| Gastrodia kuroshimensis Suetsugu
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Gastrodia kuroshimensis is an unusual species of plant that was discovered in April, 2016.[1] It is mycoheterotrophic, meaning that it does not engage in photosynthesis like most plants but obtains energy from its host fungi. It is also cleistogamous, meaning that it produces flowers that never bloom. Since its flowers never bloom, it is self-fertilizing.[2]
Thus far the species has only been found on the Japanese island of Kuroshima after which it is named.
References
- ^ Suetsugu, Kenji (12 October 2016). "Gastrodia kuroshimensis ( Orchidaceae), a new mycoheterotrophic and complete cleistogamous plant from Japan". 278 (3): 265–272. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.278.3.6 – via biotaxa.org.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Times, Tech (15 October 2016). "There's A Plant In Japan That Neither Photosynthesizes Nor Blooms".