Kihansia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Pandanales

Familia: Triuridaceae
Tribus: Kupeaeae
Genus: Kihansia
Species: K. lovettii
Name

Kihansia Cheek, Kew Bull. 58: 943 (2003 publ. 2004)
monotypic taxon

References

Cheek, M.R. (2003) Kew Bulletin, 58: 943.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Kihansia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 July 25. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Kihansia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 July 25.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Kihansia. Published online. Accessed: July 25 2014.

Kihansia is a genus of parasitic plants in the Triuridaceae, lacking chlorophyll and obtaining nutrients from fungi in the soil. It contains only one known species, Kihansia lovettii, endemic to the Ulanga District of Tanzania.[1]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families