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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. Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| madagascariensis Mart. | N,W | Lp | Image |
Other sources of information about Burmannia:
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Flora of Malawi: BurmanniaFlora of Mozambique: Burmannia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Burmannia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): BurmanniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Burmannia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Burmannia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Burmannia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Burmannia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Burmannia
JSTOR Plant Science: Burmannia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Burmannia
Plants of the World Online: Burmannia
Tropicos: Burmannia
Wikipedia: Burmannia
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