Spermatophyta: Monocotyledonae

Burmanniaceae

Literature

Cheek, M. (2009) Burmanniaceae FZ 12(2)

Description of the family

Small, perennial, usually saprophytic herbs. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic. perianth 6-lobed, fused at base into a 3-winged tube. Stamens 3-6. Ovary inferior, 3-locular. Fruit a 3-winged capsule.

Worldwide: 16 genera and 160 species, mainly tropical but occurring north to Japan and eastern USA and south to New Zealand.

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Links to genera: (1)

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Burmannia L.

Other sources of information about Burmanniaceae:

GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Burmanniaceae
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Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2007-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Family page: Burmanniaceae.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/family.php?family_id=39, retrieved 3 September 2010

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