Hydnora
Genus of flowering plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hydnora is a group of parasitic plants described as a genus in 1775.[2][3] It is native to Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula.[1][4][5] Hydnora pollinates through brood-site mimicry. This is a method of pollination in which the plant emits a smell that is attractive to insects, so that the plant can trap the insect and allow it to take pollen so that it can pollinate other Hydnora.[6]
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Hydnora | |
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Hydnora africana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
Subfamily: | Hydnoroideae |
Genus: | Hydnora Thunb. |
Synonyms[1] | |
Aphyteia Ach. |
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