Oxygyne
| Oxygyne | |
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| Oxygyne triandra (G-M) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Oxygyne Schltr. |
| Type species | |
| Oxygyne triandra | |
| Species[1] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Oxygyne is a genus of achlorophyllous mycoheterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae. First described in 1906 by German botanist Rudolf Schlechter with Oxygyne triandra as the type species, six species are currently recognised. The genus has a highly disjunct distribution, with three species known from Japan and three from West-Central Africa, with each species known only from a single location.[1][2][3][4]
Species
This genus includes the following species:[1][2]
- Oxygyne confusa E.Bidault, V.Merckx & Byng – Central African Republic
- Oxygyne duncanii Cheek – Cameroon
- Oxygyne hyodoi C.Abe & Akasawa Shikoku, Japan
- Oxygyne shinzatoi (Hatus.) Tsukaya – Okinawa Island, Japan
- Oxygyne triandra Schltr. (type species) – Cameroon
- Oxygyne yamashitae Yahara & Tsukaya – Yakushima, Japan
References
- ^ a b c d "Oxygyne Schltr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ a b Cheek, Martin; Tsukaya, Hirokazu; Rudall, Paula J.; Suetsugu, Kenji (2018). "Taxonomic monograph of Oxygyne (Thismiaceae), rare achlorophyllous mycoheterotrophs with strongly disjunct distribution". PeerJ. 6 e4828. Bibcode:2018PeerJ...6e4828C. doi:10.7717/peerj.4828. ISSN 2167-8359. OCLC 793828439. PMC 5970556. PMID 29844979.
- ^ "Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie". v.38 (1907). 1907-01-01.
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