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''Kihansia'' is a genus of parasitic plants in the
Triuridaceae Triuridaceae are a family of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including nine genera with a total of approximately 55 known species. All members lack chlorophyll and are mycoheterotrophic (obtain food by digesting intracellular fungi, o ...
, lacking chlorophyll and obtaining nutrients from fungi in the soil. It contains only one known species, ''Kihansia lovettii'',
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to the
Ulanga District Ulanga District (Mahenge District) is one of the six districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. the administrative seat is in Mahenge. It covers of which is in forest reserves. Ulanga District is bordered to the north and west by the Kilom ...
of
Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Triuridaceae Endemic flora of Tanzania Parasitic plants Monotypic Pandanales genera Taxa named by Martin Cheek {{Pandanales-stub