Afrothismia
| Afrothismia | |
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| Illustrations of Afrothismia pachyantha | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Schltr.[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Afrothismia winkleri (Engl.) Schltr.[3]
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| Species | |
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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.[1][4]
Species
As of April 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 17 species:[1]
- Afrothismia amietii Cheek – Cameroon
- Afrothismia baerae Cheek – Kenya
- Afrothismia foertheriana T.Franke, Sainge & Agerer – Cameroon
- Afrothismia fungiformis Sainge & Kenfack
- Afrothismia gabonensis Dauby & Stévart – Gabon
- Afrothismia gesnerioides H.Maas – Cameroon
- Afrothismia hydra Sainge & T.Franke – Cameroon
- Afrothismia insignis Cowley – Tanzania
- Afrothismia korupensis Sainge & T.Franke – Cameroon
- Afrothismia kupensis Cheek & S.A.Williams
- Afrothismia mhoroana Cheek – Morogoro in Tanzania
- Afrothismia pachyantha Schltr. – Cameroon
- Afrothismia pusilla Sainge & Kenfack
- Afrothismia saingei T.Franke – Cameroon, Gabon
- Afrothismia ugandensis Cheek – Uganda
- Afrothismia winkleri (Engl.) Schltr. – Cameroon
- Afrothismia zambesiaca Cheek – Malawi
References
- ^ a b c "Afrothismia Schltr". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Afrothismia Schltr". World Flora Online. World Flora Online Consortium. 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ Cheek, Martin; Gomez, Marybel Soto; Graham, Sean W.; Rudall, Paula J. (2023). "Afrothismiaceae (Dioscoreales), a new fully mycoheterotrophic family endemic to tropical Africa". Kew Bulletin. 79: 55–73. doi:10.1007/s12225-023-10124-w.
- ^ "Afrothismia Schltr". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.