familyBurmanniaceae
genusBurmannia
speciesBurmannia flava

Burmannia flava

Martius

Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 11, plate 5, fig. 3. 1823.

Deborah Q. Lewis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 488. Mentioned on page 487.
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Stems 3.5–15 cm. Leaves: basal leaves 2–7, linear, 3–11 × 0.8–1 mm; cauline leaves subulate to linear, 2–12 × 0.3–1 mm. Inflorescences 1–2-flowered; floral bracts lanceolate to ovate, 2–5 mm. Flowers 3-winged, 5–10 (–14) mm, wings yellow, to 1.8 mm wide; perianth yellow or greenish; perianth-tube 6-lobed; outer lobes erect, triangular, 1.3–1.8 mm; inner lobes linear or elliptic, 1–1.5 mm. Capsules 3–6 mm.


Phenology: Flowering fall (Oct).
Habitat: Coastal plain
Elevation: 0–50 m

Distribution

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Fla., Mexico, West Indies (Cuba), Central America, South America (to Argentina), South America (Bolivia), South America (Paraguay), South America (Brazil)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Burmannia flava"
RDF feed
Annulus presence
absent +
Author
Deborah Q. Lewis +
Authority
Martius +
Basal leaf arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Basal leaf length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Basal leaf quantity
2;7 +
Basal leaf width
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Branch quantity
few +
Capsule dehiscence
dehiscent +
Capsule shape
obovoid;ellipsoid +
Capsule some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Cauline leaf shape
subulate +  and linear +
Cauline leaf width
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Connective architecture
appendaged +
Connective width
broadened +
Cyme architecture
2-25-flowered +
Cyme architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Distribution
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies (Cuba) +, Central America +, South America (to Argentina) +, South America (Bolivia) +, South America (Paraguay) +  and South America (Brazil) +
Elevation
0–50 m +
Floral bract shape
Lanceolate (?) +  and Ovate (?) +
Floral bract some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Flower architecture
3-winged +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
capitate +
Flower arrangement
axile +, parietal +, placentation +  and racemose +
Flower atypical some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Flower orientation
erect +
Flower some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Fruits capsule dehiscence
transverse +
Fruits capsule dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Fruits capsule shape
cup-shaped +, obconic +  and ovoid +
Habitat
Coastal plain +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence architecture
1-2-flowered +
Inflorescence architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Inner lobe arrangement
elliptic +  and linear +
Inner lobe some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Internode arrangement
imbricate +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and simple +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf coloration
pale +, purplish +  and green +
Leaf position
basal +  and cauline +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf shape
scalelike;linear +
Limb lobe architecture
winged +  and ribbed +
Limb lobe coloration
blue-tinged +, white +, purple +  and greenish +
Limb lobe quantity
3 +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer lobe orientation
erect +
Outer lobe shape
triangular +
Outer lobe some measurement
0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
3-locular +
Ovary placentation
axile +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule quantity
numerous +
Pedicel some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Perianth-tube shape
6-lobed +
Perianth coloration
greenish;yellow +
Perianth duration
persistent +
Phenology
Flowering fall (Oct). +
Pistil quantity
1 +
Pollen-sac arrangement
separated +
Pollen-sac fusion
connate +
Pollen-sac position
proximal +
Publication title
Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1823 +
Rachis bract height or length or size
short +
Reference
None +
Rhizome presence
absent +
Root location
subterranean +
Root shape
filiform +
Root structure in adjective form
mycorrhizal +
Seed quantity
numerous +
Seed size
minute +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26 1012.xml +
Stamen architecture
sessile +
Stamen quantity
3 +
Stem architecture
unbranched +
Stem coloration
green +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem size
slender +
Stem some measurement
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Stigma quantity
3 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style architecture
3-branched +
Style quantity
1 +
Taxon family
Burmanniaceae +
Taxon name
Burmannia flava +
Taxon parent
Burmannia +
Taxon rank
species +
Tepal fusion
connate +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tube duration
caducous +  and persistent +
Valve architecture or course
irregular +
Valve quantity
3 (?) +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism coloration
green +
Whole organism duration
annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism nutrition
autotrophic +
Whorl quantity
1 +  and 6 +
Wing coloration
yellow +
Wing width
0mm;1.8mm +