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Bluethread
Burmannia sp.
4.81491, 116.825
Field Notes
Description:
tiny transparent plant on a long thin green stalk. I've never seen anything like this and I only spotted it a few times in Maliau basin. 'long thought of as related to orchids, although more recent studies suggest closer affinities with either the Dioscoreales or the Melanthiales. The plants are herbs, partially autotrophic (photosynthetic) but also partially parasitic on soil fungi.'
Habitat:
tropical heath forest, 1000m
Notes:
Very bizarre plant spotted along the Nepenthes trail in Maliau Basin.
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 2, 2014
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