Gymnosiphon suaveolens
Gymnosiphon suaveolens is a flowering plant that can be found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, 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 | |
|---|---|
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
- "Gymnosiphon suaveolens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- "Mycotrophs". parasiticplants.siu.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
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