Tiputinia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 2007.

There is only one known species, Tiputinia foetida, formerly thought to be endemic to eastern Ecuador, new records from Peru[1] suggest that the distribution is more widespread than formerly thought.

The plant is mycotrophic, i.e. lacking chlorophyll and obtaining sustenance from fungi in the soil.

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