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Triuris hyalina (Triuris hyalina)

Description

Triuris hyalina is a species in genus Triuris. It is a tiny flowering plant no more than a few cm tall, lacking chlorophyll and obtaining its nutrients from fungi in the soil. It is known from Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Pandanales

            • Family: Triuridaceae

              • Genus: Triuris