Geosiris aphylla
{{taxobox |name = earth-iris |regnum = Plantae |unranked_divisio = Angiosperms |unranked_classis = Monocots |ordo = Asparagales |familia = Iridaceae |subfamilia = Geosiridoideae |subfamilia_authority = Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |genus = Geosiris |binomial= Geosiris aphylla |binomial_authority = Baillon |}} Geosiris aphylla is a species in the Iridaceae family of flowering plants, first described in 1894. It is endemic to Madagascar.[1]
Geosiris aphylla is sometimes called the "earth-iris". It is a small myco-heterotroph lacking chlorophyll and obtaining its nutrients from fungi in the soil.[2]
Its rhizomes are slender and scaly, and stems are simple or branched. The leaves are alternate, but having no use, are reduced and scale-like (hence the epithet "aphylla," meaning "without leaves"). The flowers are light purple.
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 96–98. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
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