Tiputinia
| Tiputinia | |
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| T. foetida on forest floor at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Napo, Ecuador (April 2005) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Tiputinia P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw. |
| Species: | T. foetida
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| Binomial name | |
| Tiputinia foetida P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw.
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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]
References
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
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