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Gastrodia kuroshimensis

Synonyms: Demorchis kuroshimensis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Gastrodia kuroshimensis is an unusual species of plant that was discovered in April, 2016. It is mycoheterotrophic, meaning that it does not engage in photosynthesis like most plants but obtains energy from its host fungi. It is also cleistogamous, meaning that it produces flowers that never bloom. Since its flowers never bloom, it is self-fertilizing. Thus far the species has only been found on the Japanese island of Kuroshima after which it is named.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0