Gymnosiphon suaveolens (original) (raw)
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Species of flowering plant
| Gymnosiphon suaveolens | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnosiphon |
| Species: | G. suaveolens |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnosiphon suaveolens(H.Karst.) Urb. |
Gymnosiphon suaveolens is a flowering plant that can be found from Mexico to Ecuador and Venezuela. It mostly grows in tropical rainforests and lives parasitically on fungus to survive.[2] It can remain underground for many years, emerging only when the conditions are right to flower and fruit.[1]
- ^ a b Brummitt, N. (2013). "Gymnosiphon suaveolens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44392627A44399407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T44392627A44399407.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Mycotrophs". parasiticplants.siu.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-18.