Petrosavia sakuraii

Petrosavia sakuraii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Petrosaviales
Family:	Petrosaviaceae
Genus:	Petrosavia
Species:	P. sakuraii
Binomial name
Petrosavia sakuraii (Makino) J.J.Sm. ex Steenis
Synonyms
Protolirion sakuraii (Makino) Dandy Protolirion miyoshia-sakuraii Makino, nom. illeg. Petrosavia miyoshia-sakuraii Makino Miyoshia sakuraii Makino

Petrosavia sakuraii, one of three species in the genus Petrosavia, is a monocotyledonous plant first described by Tomitaro Makino in 1903 (see illustration), distributed in eastern and south-eastern Asia. They are rare leafless achlorophyllous, mycoheterotrophic plants found in dark montane rainforests.

Japan (Mino Province), China (Guangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan), Vietnam, Myanmar, Sumatra.

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