Tanay is right, but i slightly differ from him at one point. There are plants which are partially myco-heterotrophic. Example Corallorhiza trifida. This plant lacks leaves, but they have green pigments on fruits and stems and these green pigments help them in managing some food but its not enough for the plant. So they help of fungal mycelium to make contact with other angiospermic plant (Betula utilis). Regards Pankaj
On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ankush Ji. > I will reply positively to your query. The research on fungal symbiosis > shows, > without the help of the fungi it becomes challenging for the saprophytic > plant, to survive because they are mostly non green plants. I am also > attaching a paper from Nature journal for your reference. > Kindly find the list of mycoheterotropic plant genera list from the link > below. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_myco-heterotrophic_genera > > Tanay > > On 18 December 2011 06:20, ankush prakash <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Now all the saprophytic plants are commonly classified as >> mycoheterothophic plants...Does all the saprophytic plants have an >> association with a particular fungus??? >> All the members please clear my doubt. >> >> Regards, >> Ankush Prakash. > > > > > -- > Tanay Bose > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > [email protected] > Webpages: > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > -- ********************************************************************** "Taxonomists getting Extinct and Species Data Deficient !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Conservation Officer Office: Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. Residence: 36c, Ng Tung Chai, Lam Tseun Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:30pm) +852 9436 6251 (mobile)
