FZ.25. Didymoplexis Griff.

Description of the genus

Holomycotrophic (formerly often wrongly referred to as saprophytic)terrestrial herbs, lacking leaves and chlorophyll. Roots tuberous. Stems erect, simple. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Flowers small. Tepals connate for c.1/2 of their length, forming a tube. Lip free from tepals; spur 0. Pollinia 4. Pedicels elongating rapidly after fertilisation.

Comment: There are no species of Didymoplexis known from Zimbabwe but specimens belonging to a fairly recently described species in Gastrodia, another Holomycotrophic genus, used to be wrongly identified as Didymoplexis africa in literature.

Worldwide: c. 20 species in the Old World tropics; mostly in Asia but one in tropical Africa, one in South Africa and one in Madagascar.

Zimbabwe: 0 taxa.

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Flora of Malawi: Didymoplexis
Flora of Mozambique: Didymoplexis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Didymoplexis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Didymoplexis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Didymoplexis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Didymoplexis
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iNaturalist: Didymoplexis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Didymoplexis
JSTOR Plant Science: Didymoplexis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Didymoplexis
Plants of the World Online: Didymoplexis
Tropicos: Didymoplexis
Wikipedia: Didymoplexis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Didymoplexis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=425, retrieved 11 November 2024

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