Voyria parasitica

Characteristics
Dicots
GENTIANACEAE
Voyria
Voyria parasitica (Schltdl. & Cham.)Ruyters & Maas
PARASITIC GHOSTPLANT
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This mycoheterotrophic genus has so far been found to derive its nutrients from arbuscular fungi in Gigasporaceae and Glomeraceae (Merckx et al. 2012).
Native Endangered-State
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Classification
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GENTIANALES
Voyria
Voyria parasitica (Schltdl. & Cham.)Ruyters & Maas - PARASITIC GHOSTPLANT
Citation
VOYRIA PARASITICA (Schlechtendal & Chamisso) Ruyters & Maas, Acta Bot. Neerl. 30: 143. 1981.
Leiphaimos parasitica Schlechtendal & Chamisso 1831.
MEXICO: Veracruz: Papantla, s.d., Schiede s.n. (holotype: HAL).
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Plant Photos
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