Tiputinia Explained

Tiputinia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 2007. There is only one known species, Tiputinia foetida, formerly thought to be endemic to eastern Ecuador, new records from Peru^[1] suggest that the distribution is more widespread than formerly thought. The plant is mycotrophic, i.e. lacking chlorophyll and obtaining sustenance from fungi in the soil.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tiputinia (Tiputinia foetida). 28 March 2020.
2. Woodward . Catherine L. . Berry . Paul E. . Kamer . Hiltje Maas-van de . Swing . Kelly . Tiputinia foetida, a new mycoheterotrophic genus of Thismiaceae from Amazonian Ecuador, and a likely case of deceit pollination . Taxon . Wiley . 56 . 1 . 2007-02-01 . 0040-0262 . 157–162 . 2024-04-17.
3. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . apps.kew.org . en-GB. 2017-01-19.