Petrosavia sakuraii
Petrosavia sakuraii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Petrosaviales |
Family: | Petrosaviaceae |
Genus: | Petrosavia |
Species: | P. sakuraii |
Binomial name | |
Petrosavia sakuraii (Makino) J.J.Sm. ex Steenis | |
Synonyms | |
Petrosavia sakuraii, one of three species in the genus Petrosavia, is a monocotyledonous plant first described by Tomitaro Makino in 1903 (see illustration),[1] distributed in eastern and south-eastern Asia. They are rare leafless achlorophyllous, mycoheterotrophic plants found in dark montane rainforests.[2]
Distribution
Japan (Mino Province), China (Guangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan), Vietnam, Myanmar, Sumatra.[3]
References
- ↑ Makino, T. (1903) Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 17: 145.
- ↑ Cameron, Chase & Rudall 2003
- ↑ Flora of China vol. 24: Petrosavia sakuraii'''
Bibliography
- Cameron, Kenneth M.; Chase, Mark W.; Rudall, Paula J. (July 2003), "Recircumscription of the monocotyledonous family Petrosaviaceae to include Japonolirion", Brittonia, 55 (3): 214–225, doi:10.1663/0007-196X(2003)055[0214:ROTMFP]2.0.CO;2, JSTOR 3218442
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