Haplothismia
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| Haplothismia exannulata | |
Haplothismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1952. There is only one known species, Haplothismia exannulata, endemic to southern India (Kerala + Tamil Nadu). The plant is mycotrophic, i.e. lacking chlorophyll and obtaining sustenance from fungi in the soil.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected plant Families
- ^ Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1952. A New Genus and Species of Burmanniaceae from South India. Kew Bulletin 7(2): 277.
- ^ 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.
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