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Tiputinia

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T. foetida

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Genus

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Dioscoreales, Thismiaceae, Gymnosiphon, Thismia, Burmanniaceae

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.

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Tiputinia Wikipedia


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