Genus of flowering plants in the family Burmanniaceae
Burmannia orchids , although more recent studies suggest closer affinities with either the Dioscoreales or the Melanthiales .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] autotrophic (photosynthetic ) but also partially parasitic on soil fungi .
Burmannia is native to tropical and subtropical parts of Africa , eastern Asia , Australia , and the Western Hemisphere . Three are regarded as native to the US :[ 1] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
The name Burmannia is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Dutch botanist Johannes Burman (1706 - 1779).[ 2]
Systematics
Burmannia comprises the following species.[ 1]
Burmannia alba Burmannia aprica Burmannia australis Burmannia bengkuluensis Burmannia bicolor Burmannia bifaria Burmannia biflora Virginia to Texas ; Cuba Burmannia candelabrum Burmannia candida Burmannia capitata North Carolina to Texas , West Indies , S Mexico , C + S AmericaBurmannia championii Burmannia chinensis Burmannia cochinchinensis Burmannia coelestis Burmannia compacta Burmannia connata Burmannia cryptopetala Burmannia damazii Burmannia dasyantha Burmannia disticha Burmannia engganensis Burmannia filamentosa Burmannia flava Florida , Chiapas , Cuba , C + S AmericaBurmannia foliosa Burmannia geelvinkiana Burmannia gracilis Burmannia grandiflora Burmannia hexaptera Burmannia indica Burmannia itoana Burmannia jonkeri Burmannia juncea Burmannia kalbreyeri Burmannia larseniana Burmannia latialata Burmannia ledermannii Burmannia luteoalba Burmannia lutescens Burmannia madagascariensis Burmannia malasica Burmannia micropetala Burmannia nepalensis Burmannia oblonga Burmannia polygaloides Burmannia pusilla Burmannia sanariapoana Burmannia sphagnoides Burmannia steenisii Burmannia stricta Burmannia stuebelii Burmannia subcoelestis Burmannia tenella Burmannia tenera Burmannia tisserantii Burmannia vaupesiana Burmannia wallichii
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References
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^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" . apps.kew.org . Retrieved 2017-01-14 .^ a b Burkhardt, Lotte (2018-06-06). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée (in German). Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin. p. B118. doi :10.3372/epolist2018 . ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 S2CID 187926901 . ^ Jonker, F. P. 1938. A monograph of the Burmanniaceae. Mededeelingen van het Botanisch Museum en Herbarium van de Rijks Universiteit te Utrecht 51: 1–279.
^ Leake, J. R. 1994. Tansley review no. 69. The biology of myco-heterotrophic (‘saprophytic’) plants. New Phytologist 127: 171–216.
^ Wood, C. E. Jr. 1983. The genera of Burmanniaceae in the southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University 64: 293–307.
^ "Burmannia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org" . www.efloras.org . Retrieved 2017-01-14 .^ "2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps" . bonap.net . Retrieved 2017-01-14 .^ "Burmannia in Flora of China @ efloras.org" . www.efloras.org . Retrieved 2017-01-14 .^ 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.
