Family · Monocots

Corsiaceae

Mycoheterotrophic herbs lacking chlorophyll, with one enlarged upper petal, from the Pacific and southern South America.

Accepted species: 27accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈84 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Corsia
Arachnitis

Genera

Corsia25 spp.
Arachnitis1 spp.
Corsiopsis1 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Tropical24
Australasia2
Southern America1
Antarctic1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Corsiaceae sits in the order Liliales.