Species of flowering plants comprising parasitic members completely devoid of chlorophyll
Hydnora triceps
Hydnora triceps, roots
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Magnoliids
Order:
Piperales
Family:
Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily:
Hydnoroideae
Genus:
Hydnora
Species:
H. triceps
Binomial name
Hydnora triceps
Drège
Hydnora triceps is a holoparasitic flowering plant native to Africa that grows on the roots of Euphorbia dregeana. Completely lacking in chlorophyll, it depends on its host for water and nutrients. The plant structure is composed of only specialized stems, buds, and haustoria, lacking any leaf-like structures entirely. It spends its life underground and only emerges to flower.[1]
^Maass, Erika; Lytton John Musselman (May 2004). "Hydnora triceps (Hydnoraceae) - First record in Namibia and first description of fruits" (PDF). Dinteria. 29: 1–10. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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