Hexalectris revoluta

Hexalectris revoluta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Hexalectris
Species: H. revoluta
Binomial name
Hexalectris revoluta
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Hexalectris revoluta (Chisos Mountain crested coralroot)[1] is a terrestrial, myco-heterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll and subsisting entirely on nutrients obtained from mycorrhizal fungi in the soil. It is closely related to H. colemanii; the two are regarded by some authors as varieties of the same species. Hexalectris revoluta is native to western Texas, southeastern New Mexico and Chihuahua.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hexalectris revoluta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program, county distribution map for Hexalectris revoluta (including H. colemanii in Arizona)
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