Gymnosiphon suaveolens
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]
Gymnosiphon suaveolens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Burmanniaceae |
Genus: | Gymnosiphon |
Species: | G. suaveolens |
Binomial name | |
Gymnosiphon suaveolens (H.Karst.) Urb. | |
References
- 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.
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