Sciaphila secundiflora

Sciaphila secundiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Triuridaceae
Genus: Sciaphila
Species:
S. secundiflora
Binomial name
Sciaphila secundiflora
Thwaites ex Benth.

Sciaphila secundiflora is an herb in the family Triuridaceae and native to southern Asia, Japan and the East Indies. T. secundiflora differs from all other Monocots in having female flowers with ten tepals and male flowers with eight tepals. It is a saprophyte.[1] The flowers are purple and in globular clusters.

References

  1. ^ Van De Meerendonk, J.P.M. (January 1984). "Triuridaceae". Flora Malesiana. I. Spermatophyta. Vol. 10 part 1. p. 116.

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