Oxygyne
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Oxygyne is a genus of plant in family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It has a highly disjunct distribution, found in Japan in East Asia and in Cameroon in Central Africa.[1][2][3] The genus is composed by six species which are all mycoheterotrophic, are devoid of functional leaves and do not photosynthesise.[4]
| Oxygyne | |
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| Oxygyne triandra (G-M) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Oxygyne Schltr. |
| Type species | |
| Oxygyne triandra | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species[1]
- Oxygyne hyodoi C.Abe & Akasawa - Ehime on Shikoku Island in Japan
- Oxygyne shinzatoi (Hatus.) C.Abe & Akasawa - Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu Islands) in Japan
- Oxygyne triandra Schltr. - Cameroon
- Oxygyne yamashitae Yahara & Tsukaya - Yaku-shima in Japan
References
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