Oxygyne

Oxygyne is a genus of plant in family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It has a highly disjunct distribution, found in Japan in East Asia and in Cameroon in Central Africa. The genus is composed by six species which are all mycoheterotrophic, are devoid of functional leaves and do not photosynthesise.

Species

 * Oxygyne hyodoi C.Abe & Akasawa - Ehime on Shikoku Island in Japan
 * Oxygyne shinzatoi (Hatus.) C.Abe & Akasawa - Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu Islands) in Japan
 * Oxygyne triandra Schltr. - Cameroon
 * Oxygyne yamashitae Yahara & Tsukaya - Yaku-shima in Japan