Gymnosiphon usambaricus

Gymnosiphon usambaricus is a species in the plant family Burmanniaceae. It is endangered due to habitat loss with an estimated 2500 mature individuals left. It is native to Kenya and Tanzania, and is found in the leaf litter in evergreen forests.^[1]

Gymnosiphon usambaricus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Burmanniaceae
Genus:	Gymnosiphon
Species:	G. usambaricus
Binomial name
Gymnosiphon usambaricus Engl.
Synonyms[2][3]
Dictyostega usambarica (Engl.) Engl. Ptychomeria usambarica (Engl.) Schltr.