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Gymnosiphon divaricatus

Also known as: Benitzia poeppigiana H.Karst. +12 more
  • Benitzia poeppigiana H.Karst.
  • Gymnosiphon arcuatus Urb.
  • Gymnosiphon cornutus (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Gymnosiphon mattogrossensis (Malme) Jonker
  • Gymnosiphon muticus (Benth.) Urb.
  • Gymnosiphon tuerckheimii Jonker
  • Ptychomeria arcuata (Urb.) Brade
  • Ptychomeria cornuta Benth.
  • Ptychomeria divaricata Benth.
  • Ptychomeria mattogrossensis Malme
  • Ptychomeria mutica Benth.
  • Ptychomeria poeppigiana (H.Karst.) Schltr.
  • Ptychomeria tenella var. minor Benth.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Burmanniaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holomycotrophic rhizomatous geophyte.

Gymnosiphon divaricatus is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Burmanniaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

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