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Afrothismia
Sign in to saveAfrothismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It is native to tropical Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderDioscoreales
- FamilyBurmanniaceae
Native toCameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Burmanniaceae
- Collections
- LSU, NHMUK, K
- Recorded in
- South Africa
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Afrothismia pachyantha.jpg
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- taxon name
- Afrothismia
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- topic's main category
- Category:Afrothismia
- taxonomic type
- Afrothismia winkleri
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Afrothismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It is native to tropical Africa.
==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 17 species:
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