Hexalectris grandiflora
| Hexalectris grandiflora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Hexalectris |
| Species: | H. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexalectris grandiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) L.O.Williams | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hexalectris grandiflora, the largeflower crested coralroot[2] or giant coral-root, is a species of orchid native to Mexico from Chihuahua south to Oaxaca, as well as to western and north-central Texas. It is a myco-heterotrophic species, lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained by fungi in the soil.[1][3][4][5][6]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ NRCS. "Hexalectris grandiflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ Kennedy, A.H. & Watson, L.E. (2010). Species deliminations and phylogenetic relationships within the fully myco-heterotrophic Hexalectris (Orchidaceae). Systematic Botany 35: 64-76.
- ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 606, Hexalectris grandiflora (A. Richard & Galeotti) L. O. Williams, J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 81. 1944.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
- ↑ Brown-Marsden, Margaret; Collins, Anne B. (2006). "Range Expansion of Hexalectris Grandiflora (Orchidaceae) in Texas". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 1239–1244. JSTOR 41969108.
