Afrothismia winkleri
| Afrothismia winkleri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Afrothismia |
| Species: | A. winkleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrothismia winkleri | |
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Afrothismia winkleri is a species of plant in the Burmanniaceae family native to Cameroon.[2][4] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and it is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It was first described (as Thismia winkleri) by German botanist Adolf Engler in 1905.[2]
This plant is holomycotrophic, meaning that it doesn't perform photosynthesis, and instead it forms a symbiotic relationship with certain species of fungi, from which it draws all of it nutrients. Only the flowers and fruit of the plant appear above ground.[2][4]
In 2023, botanist Martin Cheek placed the species in the new family Afrothismiaceae, however Plants of the World Online and other authorities still keep it in the family Burmanniaceae.[4][2][3][5]
References
- ^ a b Bevan, H. (2024). "Afrothismia winkleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T47348105A265025353. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T47348105A265025353.en. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Afrothismia winkleri (Engl.) Schltr". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Afrothismia winkleri (Engl.) Schltr". Catalogue of Life. 2022. Retrieved 12 Apr 2025.
- ^ a b c 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 winkleri (Engl.) Schltr". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.