Thismia
Sign in to saveThismia 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.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderDioscoreales
- FamilyBurmanniaceae
Observations81
Groupplantae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thismiaceae
- Image
- Thismia rodwayi (Fairy lantern) 2.JPG
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- P105
- genus
- P910
- Category:Thismia
- P427
- Thismia brunonis
- P13478
- Thismiaceae
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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.