View source for Burmannia ← Burmannia You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Burmannia |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=1: 287. 1753 |year=1753 }}, {{Treatment/Publication |title=Gen. Pl. ed. |place=5, 139. 1754 |year=1754 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Burmanniaceae;Burmannia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Burmanniaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Burmannia]]</div></div> |etymology=For Johannes Burman, 1707–1779, Dutch botanist |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page= |treatment_page=page 487 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism nutrition;whole_organism coloration;whole_organism growth form"><b>Plants </b>annual, autotrophic, at least partly green.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="rhizome presence"><b>Rhizomes </b>absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="root shape"><b>Roots </b>filiform.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="stem architecture;stem coloration"><b>Stems </b>usually unbranched, green.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="leaf position;leaf position;leaf coloration;leaf coloration;leaf coloration;leaf coloration;leaf coloration;leaf shape"><b>Leaves </b>cauline, sometimes basal, green, purplish, or pale, scalelike to linear.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="inflorescence architecture or arrangement or growth form;cyme architecture;cyme architecture or arrangement or growth form;flower architecture;flower architecture or arrangement or growth form"><b>Inflorescences </b>2–25-flowered cymes or flowers solitary;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="rachis bract height or length or size;internode arrangement">floral bracts sometimes appearing imbricate if internodes of cyme rachis very short;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="pedicel some measurement">pedicels 0–1 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="flower orientation;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>erect, 3-ribbed to 3-winged;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="perianth duration">perianth persistent in fruit;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="annulus presence">annulus absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="stamen quantity;stamen architecture">stamens 3, proximal to inner perianth lobes, sessile;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="">ovary 3-locular;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="ovary architecture or structure in adjective form;ovary placentation">placentation axile.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="capsule shape;capsule dehiscence"><b>Capsules </b>obovoid to ellipsoid, transversely dehiscent.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Mostly tropical and subtropical;Western Hemisphere;Africa;Asia (China) |discussion=<p>Species ca. 60 (3 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Flowers 3-ribbed or slightly 3-winged; inflorescences usually appearing capitate; inner perianth lobes usually less than 2/3 length of outer lobes. |[[Burmannia capitata|Burmannia capitata]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Flowers distinctly 3-winged; inflorescences loosely flowered cymes or flowers solitary; inner perianth lobes 2/3 to nearly equaling length of outer lobes. |[[#key-0-2| > 2]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Flowers bluish with perianth lobes paler, often cream-colored; basal leaves absent. |[[Burmannia biflora|Burmannia biflora]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Flowers yellow or greenish; basal leaves present. |[[Burmannia flava|Burmannia flava]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Burmannia |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Burmanniaceae |distribution=Mostly tropical and subtropical;Western Hemisphere;Africa;Asia (China) |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl.;Gen. Pl. ed. |publication year=1753;1754 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_1009.xml |genus=Burmannia |annulus presence=absent |capsule dehiscence=dehiscent |capsule shape=obovoid;ellipsoid |cyme architecture=2-25-flowered |cyme architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary |flower architecture=3-ribbed;3-winged |flower architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary |flower orientation=erect |inflorescence architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary |internode arrangement=imbricate |leaf coloration=pale;purplish;pale;purplish;green |leaf position=basal;cauline |leaf shape=scalelike;linear |ovary architecture or structure in adjective form=3-locular |ovary placentation=axile |pedicel some measurement=0mm;1mm |perianth duration=persistent |rachis bract height or length or size=short |rhizome presence=absent |root shape=filiform |stamen architecture=sessile |stamen quantity=3 |stem architecture=unbranched |stem coloration=green |whole_organism coloration=green |whole_organism duration=annual |whole_organism growth form=plant |whole_organism nutrition=autotrophic }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Burmanniaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Burmanniaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Burmannia.