Hydnora — 3 species
Botanical species in the genus Hydnora recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Hydnora abyssinica
Hydnora abyssinica
Family: Hydnoraceae
Cultivation
A plant of low to moderate elevations in the drier tropics. In Tanzania it is found in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 700 - 1,600mm. Tolerates a variety of soils.
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Hydnora africana
Hydnora africana
Family: Hydnoraceae
Cultivation
It is thought that the plant excretes powerful enzymes that dissolve away the hard tissue of the host in order to attach itself. The flowers bear no real resemblance to normal flowers other than being colourful in order to advertise themselves to potential pollinators. White bait bodies are found on the inner base of the flowers.
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Hydnora esculenta
Hydnora esculenta
Family: Hydnoraceae
Cultivation
A plant of the subarid lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations below 500 metres.
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