Hydnora visseri | |
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Flower of Hydnora visseri. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
Subfamily: | Hydnoroideae |
Genus: | Hydnora |
Species: | H. visseri
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Binomial name | |
Hydnora visseri Bolin, E.Maass, & Musselman[2]
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Hydnora visseri, the Visser's hydnora, is a subterranean holoparasitic plant, lacking leaves and roots, and is described from southwestern Namibia and northwestern South Africa and has the longest tepal lobes of all Hydnora species. The genus Hydnora is composed entirely of holoparasitic plants that attach to the root of their hosts and are restricted to Africa and southwestern Asia.
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