Apteria aphylla
Nodding Nixie
Also known as: Apteria aphylla var. hymenanthera (Miq.) Jonker +14 more
- Apteria aphylla var. hymenanthera (Miq.) Jonker
- Apteria boliviana Rusby
- Apteria gentianoides Jonker
- Apteria gracillima Sagot
- Apteria hymenanthera f. decolorata Cif.
- Apteria hymenanthera Miq.
- Apteria lilacina (Miers) Miers
- Apteria setacea Nutt.
- Apteria setacea var. major Hook.
- Apteria ulei Schltr.
- Gentiana gracillima Bertol.
- Lobelia aphylla Nutt.
- Monostychosepalum monanthum Barb.Rodr.
- Nemitis setacea (Nutt.) Raf.
- Stemoptera lilacina Miers
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Burmanniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holomycotrophic rhizomatous geophyte.
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Apteria aphylla (commonly known as Nodding Nixie) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Burmanniaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.