1382.000 Burmannia L.

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.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
madagascariensis Mart.	Z,MS	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Burmannia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Burmannia
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Burmannia
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Wikipedia: Burmannia