I am sorry. There was a twist of wordings. Tanay said, mostly non-green plants. So I am sure, he is well aware that all mycoheterotrophic plants are not non-green, rather there are some which are green. Pankaj
On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 8:47 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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) -- ********************************************************************** "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)
