Gymnosiphon aphyllus Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Dioscoreales > Burmanniaceae > Gymnosiphon

Characteristics

Plants holomycotrophic, flowering when 7-8 cm tall. Stems white to pale yellow. Leaves narrowly ovate-triangular, 1.5-2 mm. Inflorescences branched or not, 5-8-flowered; bracts ovate-triangular, ca. 2 mm. Flowers pedicellate, white. Perianth tube cylindric, ca. 3 mm; outer tepals ovate, ca. 1 mm; inner tepals ca. 0.2 mm. Stamens inserted immediately below inner tepals. Stigmas curved, funnel-shaped, not appendiculate. Fruit ca. 3 mm, dehiscence by irregular perforation of wall between costae. Seeds ovoid.
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Stem up to 17 cm, forked into a bifid cincinnus or bearing a simple cincinnus. Leaves acute, often keeled, appressed, 1-2½ mm. Bracts ovate, obtuse, scale-like. Pedicels 1-5 mm. Inflorescence often loose and many-flowered. Perianth white or lilac; tubular part up to 4 mm; limb about 2½ mm. Outer perianth lobes ovate, obtuse, provided with a narrow, crenate lateral lobe at both sides. Inner ones linear-lanceolate, minute. Stigmas curved, funnel-shaped, inappendiculate. Capsule about 3 mm.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support mycoheterotroph
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.13
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Environment

On humus or decaying wood or leaves in the shade of moist forests, below 1500 m alt.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Gymnosiphon aphyllus world distribution map, present in China, Malaysia, Thailand, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:126704-1
WFO ID wfo-0000433336
COL ID 6KW74
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Synonyms

Gymnosiphon aphyllus Gymnosiphon pedicellatus Gymnosiphon nanus Gymnosiphon nana Gymnosiphon pedicellatum Burmannia nana Gymnosiphon borneensis