''Triuris'' is a

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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 ...

. It consists of species that are small and achlorophyllous, occurring in tropical

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, and northern

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.Maas van de Kamer, H. & P. J. M. Maas. 2003. Triuridaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 3. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 839–840. * ''

Triuris alata ''Triuris'' is a genus in the family Triuridaceae. It consists of species that are small and achlorophyllous, occurring in tropical Mexico, Guatemala, and northern South America.Maas van de Kamer, H. & P. J. M. Maas. 2003. Triuridaceae. En: Manua ...

'' Brade - Rio de Janeiro, Yucatán Peninsula * ''

Triuris brevistylis ''Triuris'' is a genus in the family Triuridaceae. It consists of species that are small and achlorophyllous, occurring in tropical Mexico, Guatemala, and northern South America.Maas van de Kamer, H. & P. J. M. Maas. 2003. Triuridaceae. En: Manua ...

'' Donn.Sm. - Yucatán Peninsula, Guatemala * ''

Triuris hexophthalma ''Triuris'' is a genus in the family Triuridaceae. It consists of species that are small and achlorophyllous, occurring in tropical Mexico, Guatemala, and northern South America.Maas van de Kamer, H. & P. J. M. Maas. 2003. Triuridaceae. En: Manua ...

'' Maas - Guyana * ''

Triuris hyalina ''Triuris hyalina'' is a species in genus ''Triuris''. It is a tiny flowering plant no more than a few cm tall, lacking chlorophyll and obtaining its nutrients from fungi in the soil. It is known from Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuel ...

'' Miers - Brazil, Suriname, Colombia, Venezuela

References

Pandanales genera Parasitic plants Triuridaceae {{Pandanales-stub