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Hexalectris grandiflora

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Hexalectris grandiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
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]
  • Corallorhiza grandiflora A.Rich. & Galeotti
  • Hexalectris mexicana Greenm.
  • Hexalectris grandiflora f. luteoalba P.M.Br.

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

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Hexalectris grandiflora​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ Kennedy, A.H. & Watson, L.E. (2010). Species deliminations and phylogenetic relationships within the fully myco-heterotrophic Hexalectris (Orchidaceae). Systematic Botany 35: 64-76.
  4. ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 606, Hexalectris grandiflora (A. Richard & Galeotti) L. O. Williams, J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 81. 1944.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map
  6. ^ 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.