Hydnoroideae

plant subfamily

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Aristolochiaceae

  • birthwort
    In Aristolochiaceae

    …family Hydnoraceae (now the subfamily Hydnoroideae) are terrestrial parasitic plants that lack leaves and chlorophyll. The large flowers have a single three-parted perianth whorl and an inferior ovary; they are foul-smelling and are pollinated by flies and beetles. The genus Prosopanche occurs in Central

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characteristics

  • peperomia
    In Piperales: Families

    …Hydnoraceae is now a small subfamily of Aristolochiaceae, with around 10 species in two genera. They are terrestrial parasitic plants that lack leaves and chlorophyll. The large flowers have a single three-parted perianth whorl and an inferior ovary; they are foul-smelling and are pollinated by flies and beetles. Prosopanche occurs…

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