View source for Thismia ← Thismia 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=Thismia |accepted_authority=Griffith |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Proc. Linn. Soc. London |place=1: 221. 1845 |year=1845 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Burmanniaceae;Thismia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Burmanniaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Thismia]]</div></div> |etymology=Anagram, for Thomas Smith, English microscopist, died ca. 1825 |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 487 |treatment_page=page 489 }}<!-- --><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>perennial, mycotrophic, not 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 orientation;root shape"><b>Roots </b>horizontal, stoutly terete.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="stem architecture;stem height or length or size"><b>Stems </b>unbranched, very short.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="leaf position;leaf shape;leaf coloration"><b>Leaves </b>cauline, bractlike, white.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="flower architecture or arrangement or growth form"><b>Inflorescences </b>solitary flowers;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="floral bract arrangement">floral bracts imbricate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower orientation;flower architecture or shape;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>erect, neither ribbed nor winged;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="perianth duration">perianth caducous in fruit;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="annulus presence;perianth throat position">annulus present in perianth throat immediately proximal to lobes;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="stamen quantity;stamen orientation;stamen position">stamens 6, pendent, forming ring proximal to annulus;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="">ovary 1-locular;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="ovary architecture or structure in adjective form;ovary placentation">placentation parietal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="pedicel presence">pedicel absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties=""><b>Capsules </b>cupshaped;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="capsule shape;capsule dehiscence">dehiscence irregular by breaking down of wall.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Non-North American species mostly pantropical |discussion=<p>Species ca. 32 (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Thismia |authority=Griffith |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Burmanniaceae |distribution=Non-North American species mostly pantropical |reference=None |publication title=Proc. Linn. Soc. London |publication year=1845 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_1015.xml |genus=Thismia |annulus presence=absent |capsule dehiscence=irregular |capsule shape=cup-shaped |floral bract arrangement=imbricate |flower architecture=winged |flower architecture or arrangement or growth form=solitary |flower architecture or shape=ribbed |flower orientation=erect |leaf coloration=white |leaf position=cauline |leaf shape=bractlike |ovary architecture or structure in adjective form=1-locular |ovary placentation=parietal |pedicel presence=absent |perianth duration=caducous |perianth throat position=proximal |rhizome presence=absent |root orientation=horizontal |root shape=terete |stamen orientation=pendent |stamen position=proximal |stamen quantity=6 |stem architecture=unbranched |stem height or length or size=short |whole_organism coloration=not green |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=plant |whole_organism nutrition=mycotrophic }}<!-- -->[[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 Thismia.