Tiputinia
Genus of plants
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Tiputinia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 2007. There is only one known species, Tiputinia foetida, formerly thought to be endemic to eastern Ecuador, new records from Peru[1] suggest that the distribution is more widespread than formerly thought. The plant is mycotrophic, i.e. lacking chlorophyll and obtaining sustenance from fungi in the soil.[2][3]
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| Tiputinia foetida on forest floor in Pastaza, Ecuador (April 2024) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Tiputinia P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw. |
| Species: | T. foetida |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiputinia foetida P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw., 2007 | |
Gallery
Tiputinia foetida on forest floor at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Napo, Ecuador (April 2005)
Tiputinia foetida closeup
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