Family · Monocots
Triuridaceae
Small mycoheterotrophic herbs lacking chlorophyll, with reduced scale leaves in tropical forest litter.
- Accepted species
- 64accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 8accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈72 MaCretaceous · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Sciaphila49 spp.
Triuris4 spp.
Kihansia2 spp.
Kupea2 spp.
Lacandonia2 spp.
Peltophyllum2 spp.
Triuridopsis2 spp.
Soridium1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical26
- Southern America18
- Asia-Temperate13
- Africa11
- Pacific7
- Northern America4
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Triuridaceae sits in the order Pandanales.