Burmanniaceae

Burmannia capitata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dioscoreales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Dioscoreales

Familia: Burmanniaceae
Tribus: Burmannieae – Thismieae
Genera (overview): Afrothismia – Apteria – Burmannia – Campylosiphon – Dictyostega – Geomitra – Gymnosiphon – Haplothismia – Hexapterella – Marthella – Miersiella – Oxygyne – Relictithismia – Thismia – Tiputinia

Name

Burmanniaceae Blume Enum. Pl. Javae 27. (1827)

• Type genus: Burmannia  L. Sp. Pl. 1: 287. (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Afrothismiaceae Cheek & Soto Gomez
  • Thismiaceae J.Agardh
    

Note: This is a view of Burmanniaceae s.l., which at present is a valid taxonomic opinion, but see individual genera for other opinions, for example Afrothismia and Thismia.

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. von 1827. Enumeratio Plantarum Javae: 27.

Additional references

• Merckx, V., Schols, P., Maas-van de Kamer, H., Maas, P., Huysmans, S., & Smets, E. 2006. Phylogeny and evolution of Burmanniaceae (Dioscoreales) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data. American Journal of Botany 93 (11): 1684–1698. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.11.1684 . PDF. Reference page. 
• Maas-Van de Kamer, H. 1998. Burmanniaceae. Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Lilianae (excluding Orchidaceae) 154-164.
• Woodward, C.L., Berry, P.E., Maas-van de Kamer, H. & Swing, K. 2007. Tiputinia foetida, a new mycoheterotrophic genus of Thismiaceae from Amazonian Ecuador, and a likely case of deceit pollination. Taxon 56: 157–162.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Burmanniaceae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan. 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Burmanniaceae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Burmanniaceae. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sept. 2013.
• WFO Plant List 2024. Burmanniaceae. Published online. Accessed: 4 March 2024.
• Lohmueller F.A. 2005. The Botanical System of the Plants[1]

Vernacular names

català: Burmanniàcia
čeština: Olachanovité
日本語: ヒナノシャクジョウ科
한국어: 석장과
latviešu: Burmaniju dzimta
polski: Trójżeńcowate
русский: Бурманниевые
ไทย: วงศ์หญ้าข้าวก่ำ
Tiếng Việt: Họ Cỏ cào cào
中文: 水玉簪科

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