Taxon Details: Triuridaceae
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Family:

Triuridaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Triuridaceae
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Common Names:

Triuris Family
Description:

Number of genera: 8

Number of species: 65-70

Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is concentrated mainly in tropical regions in the Old as well as New World and consists of plants growing on mostly shady ground of rain forests, in forest litter, rotten wood or rarely on termite nests. Most of them are extremely small and slender.