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Petrosaviales is a monotypic order of monocot flowering plants within the lilioid monocots, containing a single family, Petrosaviaceae, with two genera, Japonolirion and Petrosavia, and four recognized species as of 2016. The family occupies low-light montane rainforests in Japan, China, Southeast Asia, and Borneo; Japonolirion species are photosynthetic, while Petrosavia species are leafless, mycoheterotrophic plants that draw nutrition from fungal partners.

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