Burmannia (plant) explained
Burmannia is a genus of flowering plants long thought of as related to orchids, although more recent studies suggest closer affinities with either the Dioscoreales or the Melanthiales.[1] [2] [3] The plants are herbs, partially 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:[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The name Burmannia is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Dutch botanist Johannes Burman (1706 - 1779).[9]
Systematics
Burmannia comprises the following species.[4]
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. apps.kew.org. 2017-01-14.
- Web site: Burmannia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. www.efloras.org. 2017-01-14.
- Web site: 2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps. bonap.net. 2017-01-14.
- Web site: Burmannia in Flora of China @ efloras.org. www.efloras.org. 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.
- Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen - Erweiterte Edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée . 2018-06-06 . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin . B118 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . de . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 .
