Triuris

Triuris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Triuridaceae
Genus: Triuris
Miers, 1841

Triuris is a genus in the family Triuridaceae. Species in the genus are monocots that lack chlorophyll and derive their nutrients through symbiotic associations with fungi. The genus is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Species

Accepted species include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Triuris Miers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved October 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Triuris Miers". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved October 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ Maas-van de Kamer, H.; Weustenfeld, T. (1998). "Triuridaceae". In Kubitzki, K. (ed.). Flowering Plants · Monocotyledons. The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Vol. 3. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-03533-7_59. ISBN 978-3-662-03533-7.
  4. ↑ Ambrose, Barbara A.; Espinosa-Matías, Silvia; Vazquez-Santana, Sonia (January 2006). "Comparative developmental series of the Mexican triurids support a euanthial interpretation for the unusual floral axes of Triuridaceae". American Journal of Botany. 93 (1): 15–35. doi:10.3732/ajb.93.1.15.
  5. ↑ Espejo-Serna, A.; López-Ferrari, A. R. (2000). Las monocotiledóneas mexicanas: una sinopsis florística. Parte I. Lista de referencia. Fascículos IX-XI: Pandanaceae a Zosteraceae [The Mexican Monocotyledons: A Floristic Synopsis. Part I. Reference List. Fascicles IX-XI: Pandanaceae to Zosteraceae] (in Spanish). México, D.F.: Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, A.C. / Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa. ISBN 968-6144-16-1.
  6. ↑ Giulietti, A. M.; Rapini, A.; Andrade, M. J. G.; Queiroz, L. P.; Silva, J. M. C. (2009). Plantas raras do Brasil [Rare Plants of Brazil] (in Portuguese). Belo Horizonte, MG: Conservação Internacional / Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana. pp. 1–496. ISBN 978-85-98830-12-4.
  7. ↑ Maas, P. J. M.; Rübsamen, T. (1986). Triuridaceae. Flora Neotropica. Vol. 40. New York: Published for the Organization for Flora Neotropica by the New York Botanical Garden. pp. 1–55. ISBN 978-0-89327-271-5.
  8. ↑ Maas van de Kamer, H.; Maas, P. J. M. (2003). "Triuridaceae" [Triuridaceae]. In Hammel, B. E.; Grayum, M. H.; Herrera, C.; Zamora, N. (eds.). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. III: Monocotiledóneas (Orchidaceae–Zingiberaceae) [Manual of Plants of Costa Rica. Vol. III: Monocotyledons (Orchidaceae–Zingiberaceae)]. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (in Spanish). Vol. 93. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 839–840. ISBN 1-930723-23-7.