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1382.000 Burmannia
Fayaz, F. (2011) Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants Firefly Books, New Zealand
Description of the genus
Annual herbs, partly saprophytic, but at least partly green; roots filiform, stems usually unbranched, green. Leaves cauline, sometimes basal, lamina green or purplish, scale-like to linear. Inflorescence 2-25 flowered cymes or flowers solitary; floral bracts. Flowers erect, 3-ribbed to 3-winged; perianth persistent in fruit. Fruit an obovoid or ellipsoid capsule, transversely dehiscent. Worldwide: 57 species in tropical and subtropical regions. Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| madagascariensis Mart. | Z,MS | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Burmannia:
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Flora of Malawi: BurmanniaFlora of Zambia: Burmannia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Burmannia
External websites:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): BurmanniaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Burmannia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Burmannia
Wikipedia: Burmannia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Burmannia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Burmannia
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