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Genlisea Tuberosa
''Genlisea tuberosa'' is a carnivorous species in the genus '' Genlisea'' (family Lentibulariaceae) that is endemic to Brazil and found only in '' campos rupestres'' vegetation. Lacking any roots, it has unpigmented bundles of "rootlike" subterranean organs, technically leaves, which attract, trap, and digest protozoans. This species is unique in the genus in its formation of tubers. As of 2014, ''Genlisea tuberosa'' has the smallest known genome of any flowering plant, at 61 Mbp, or 61,000,000 base pairs. Distribution and habitat ''Genlisea tuberosa'' is endemic to Brazil where it is found only in the ''campos rupestres'' vegetation in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Goiás, Distrito Federal, and Minas Gerais. It grows in fast-draining sandy soils in seasonally wet areas from altitude. It can be found growing in the presence of other species of ''Genlisea'', including '' G. aurea'', '' G. filiformis'', and '' G. violacea'', and among ''Utricularia'', ''Drosera'', and some g ...
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Genlisea Pygmaea
''Genlisea pygmaea'' is a corkscrew plant native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ....Saint-Hilaire, A. 1833. ''Voyage dans le District du Diamans du Brésil'' 2: 428–432. References pygmaea Carnivorous plants of South America Flora of Brazil Plants described in 1833 {{Lentibulariaceae-stub ...
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