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.
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| Tiputinia foetida on forest floor in Pastaza, Ecuador (April 2024) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Tiputinia P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw. |
| Species: | T. foetida
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| Binomial name | |
| Tiputinia foetida P.E.Berry & C.L.Woodw.
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Gallery edit
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Tiputinia foetida on forest floor at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Napo, Ecuador (April 2005) -
Tiputinia foetida closeup
References edit
- ^ "Tiputinia (Tiputinia foetida)". 28 March 2020.
- ^ Woodward, Catherine L.; Berry, Paul E.; Kamer, Hiltje Maas-van de; Swing, Kelly (2007-02-01). "(PDF) Tiputinia foetida, a new mycoheterotrophic genus of Thismiaceae from Amazonian Ecuador, and a likely case of deceit pollination". Taxon. 56 (1). Wiley: 157–162. ISSN 0040-0262. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
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