''Triuris'' is a

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in the family Triuridaceae. 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'' Brade - Rio de Janeiro, Yucatán Peninsula * ''Triuris brevistylis'' Donn.Sm. - Yucatán Peninsula, Guatemala * ''Triuris hexophthalma'' Maas - Guyana * ''Triuris hyalina'' Miers - Brazil, Suriname, Colombia, Venezuela

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Pandanales genera Parasitic plants Triuridaceae {{Pandanales-stub