Monotropastrum sciaphilum (Andres) G.D.Wallace

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Monotropastrum

Characteristics

Inflorescences to 4–11 cm tall, to 5 mm diam. below lowermost flower, 2-to several flowered racemes. Flowers nodding at anthesis, tubular-campanulate. Sepals 4 or 5, elliptic-oblong, to 9 × 4 mm. Petals 4 or 5, oblong, to 15 × 8 mm, decidedly longer than sepals, base shallowly saccate. Disk of paired, short blunt lobes protruding from base of ovary opposite saccate portions of petal bases. Fl. and fr. unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support mycoheterotroph
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Monotropastrum sciaphilum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:943800-1
WFO ID wfo-0000376448
COL ID 449TT
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Synonyms

Monotropastrum sciaphilum Eremotropa sciaphila Eremotropa wuana