familyBurmanniaceae
genusThismia
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Thismia
Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 221. 1845.
Etymology: Anagram, for Thomas Smith, English microscopist, died ca. 1825
| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Burmannia capitata Burmannia biflora Apteria aphylla Thismia americana | John Myers John Myers John Myers John Myers |
Plants perennial, mycotrophic, not green. Rhizomes absent. Roots horizontal, stoutly terete. Stems unbranched, very short. Leaves cauline, bractlike, white. Inflorescences solitary flowers; floral bracts imbricate. Flowers erect, neither ribbed nor winged; perianth caducous in fruit; annulus present in perianth throat immediately proximal to lobes; stamens 6, pendent, forming ring proximal to annulus; ovary 1-locular; placentation parietal; pedicel absent. Capsules cupshaped; dehiscence irregular by breaking down of wall.
Distribution
Non-North American species mostly pantropical
Discussion
Species ca. 32 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
... more about "Thismia"
absent +
few +
irregular +
cup-shaped +
appendaged +
broadened +
Non-North American species mostly pantropical +
imbricate +
winged +
erect +
transverse +
longitudinal +
alternate +
white +
cauline +
absent +
bractlike +
parietal +
inferior +
numerous +
absent +
caducous +
proximal +
separated +
connate +
proximal +
Proc. Linn. Soc. London +
1845 +
absent +
subterranean +
horizontal +
terete +
mycorrhizal +
numerous +
pendent +
proximal +
unbranched +
erect +
absent +
3-branched +
Thismia +
Burmanniaceae +
genus +
connate +
irregular +
not green +
perennial +
mycotrophic +