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Female flowers of a Dioscorea pentaphylla from Dioscoreaceae.
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Portree, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Singapore, Central Singapore, Singapore
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This small unusual plant normally remains hidden in he leaf litter but was exposed here by heavy rains washing down a steep bank. Thismia lack chlorophyll and depend on a mycorrhizal fungus for carbon and nutrient supply but in a parasitic way where the mycorrhizal fungi do not benefit in return.
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Shek Shing Mar, Richard M.K. Saunders
Phytokeys
Figure 3.Fruit structure in Thismia hongkongensis sp. nov. A Flower (rear right), immature fruit, shortly after fertilization (left), and mature fruit with exposed seeds (front). B Two fruiting individuals, each with three fruits. C Lateral view of fruiting specimen, illustrating elongated fruit stalk. D Mature fruit with exposed seeds. E Dehydrated fruit. F Rehydrated fruit, after rainfall. Photos by S.S. Mar.
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Species: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Date: 2011-01-02 Location: Pungwe River at Katiyo Tea Estate Habitat: Riverine forest
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Oksbøl, Denmark
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Væksthuset, Botanisk Have, Århus
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Barnett's Woods State Natural Area, Montgomery County, Tennessee, US
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Keri Drive, Pleasant View, Cheatham County, Tennessee, US
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Catacol. Isle of Arran. NR915495
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Shek Shing Mar, Richard M.K. Saunders
Phytokeys
Figure 4.Thismia hongkongensis sp. nov. (S.S. Mar 2, HK). A Entire flower. B Flower with proximal part of perianth tube removed, showing pendent stamens. C Apex of the perianth tube, showing annulus (a) and pendent stamens, with filament (f), thecae (th), lateral appendage (la), and aperture (ap) between filaments. D Longitudinal section through fused carpels. Scale bars: A, B, D = 2 mm; C = 1 mm. Drawings by Caren Pearl Shin.
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Species: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Date: 2003-11-25 Location: Katiyo Tea Estates, Lower Pungwe River Habitat: Edge of riverine forest
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Oksbøl, Denmark
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Beaman Park, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
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Keri Drive, Pleasant View, Cheatham County, Tennessee, US
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Species: Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze Date: 2009-01-07 Location: Wafa-wafa Hills, near Kariba Habitat: Miombo woodland on hill slope
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Oksbøl, Denmark
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Beaman Park, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
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Keri Drive, Pleasant View, Cheatham County, Tennessee, US
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Ibaraki-ken Flower Park, Ishioka-shi(city) Ibaraki-ken(Prefecture), Japan