Petrosavia sakuraii

Petrosavia sakuraii
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
  • Protolirion sakuraii (Makino) Dandy
  • Protolirion miyoshia-sakuraii Makino, nom. illeg.
  • Petrosavia miyoshia-sakuraii Makino
  • Miyoshia sakuraii Makino

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]

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