Thismia

Thismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Burmanniaceae, known as "fairy lanterns". They are native to East and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderDioscoreales
FamilyBurmanniaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica

Observations81

Observations recorded1,182

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Image: Thismia rodwayi (Fairy lantern) 2.JPG

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Commons category: Thismia
taxon name: Thismia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=12082
taxon common name: 水玉杯属

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Thismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Burmanniaceae, known as "fairy lanterns". They are native to East and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas.

==Description== thumb|Thismia neptunis|404x404px thumb|279x279px|Thismia neptunis painted by [[Marianne North]] thumb|Thismia thaithongiana|235x235px Thismia are perennial, achlorophyllous, mycoheterotrophic, tuberous plants with branched or simple stems. The 1–4 terminal, solitary flowers are erect. The androecium consists of 6 stamens. The gynoecium consists of one carpel. ==Name== The generic name Thismia refers to Thomas Smith (English microscopist, died ca. 1825). It is an anagram of his name.