Haplothismia
| Haplothismia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Haplothismia Airy Shaw |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplothismia exannulata Airy Shaw | |
Haplothismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1952. There is only one known species, Haplothismia exannulata, endemic to southern India (Kerala + Tamil Nadu). The plant is mycotrophic, i.e. lacking chlorophyll and obtaining sustenance from fungi in the soil.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
- ↑ Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1952. A New Genus and Species of Burmanniaceae from South India. Kew Bulletin 7(2): 277.
- ↑ Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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