List of myco-heterotrophic genera


This is a list of plant genera that engage in myco-heterotrophic relationships with fungi. It does not include the fungi that are parasitized by these plants.

[Monocotyledon]s

Burmanniaceae Afrothismia - 3 speciesApteria - 1 speciesBurmannia - 60 speciesCampylosiphon - 1 speciesDictyostega - 1 speciesGymnosiphon - 50 speciesHexapterella - 2 speciesOxygyne - 28 speciesThismia - 28 species
Corsiaceae Arachnitis - 1 speciesCorsia - 20 speciesCorsiopsis - 1 species
Iridaceae, formerly Geosiridaceae Geosiris - 3 species
Orchidaceae
This list concerns only the species that are leafless or are losing photosynthetic function.Aphyllorchis - 15 speciesCorallorhiza - 15 speciesCorybas - 1 speciesCymbidium - 1 speciesCyrtosia - 5 speciesCystorchis - 8 speciesCephalanthera - 1 speciesDidymoplexis - 10 species Epipogium - 3 speciesEulophia - 1 speciesGaleola - 10 speciesGastrodia - 35 speciesHexalectris - 7 speciesLecanorchis - 20 speciesLimodorum - 1 speciesNeottia - 9 speciesPterostylis - Rhizanthella - 2 speciesStereosandra - 1 speciesStigmatodactylus - 4 speciesWullschlaegelia - 2 speciesYoania - 2 species
Petrosaviaceae, also called Melanthiaceae Petrosavia - 2-4 species
Triuridaceae, including LacandoniaceaeLacandonia - 1 speciesSciaphila - 31 speciesTriuris - 3 species

[Eudicot]s

Ericaceae
Gentianaceae Bartonia - 3-4 speciesCotylanthera - 4 speciesObolaria - 1 speciesVoyria - 20 speciesVoyriella - 2 species
Polygalaceae Epirhixanthes - 8 species

[Liverwort]s

Cryptothallus - 2 species