RT @jason_nge
Exacum sp. (possibly E. tenue), a mycoheterotrophic flowering plant species that belongs to the Gentian (#Gentianaceae) family. This plant was found growing on limestone near Kuching, Sarawak Borneo.
#Exacum #ExacumTenue #Mycoheterotrophic #Mycoheterotroph #Borneo

RT @jason_nge
Sciaphila major (#Triuridaceae), a mycoheterotrophic plant species native and endemic to Sarawak, Borneo. Mycoheterotrophs are partly or entirely non-photosynthetic plants that obtain their energy and nutrient requirements from fungi. #Mycoheterotrophic #Mycoheterotroph

RT @BotanicsMan@twitter.com

TINY GREEN BIRD?
Meet the amazing #mycoheterotrophic plant:
Thismia thaithongiana (Dioscoreaceae: Thismieae) A #NewSpecies discovered from Thailand in 2018
link:https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.333.2.14

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/BotanicsMan/status/1608056881586610177

MUTUALLY PINK!
Meet: Monotropastrum kirishimense (Ericaceae) • A #NewSpecies of #Mycoheterotrophic Plant from Japan based on Multifaceted Evidence 2022
link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10265-022-01422-8