Thismia

Griffith

Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 221. 1845.

Etymology: Anagram, for Thomas Smith, English microscopist, died ca. 1825
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 489. Mentioned on page 487.
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Plants perennial, mycotrophic, not green. Rhizomes absent. Roots horizontal, stoutly terete. Stems unbranched, very short. Leaves cauline, bractlike, white. Inflorescences solitary flowers; floral bracts imbricate. Flowers erect, neither ribbed nor winged; perianth caducous in fruit; annulus present in perianth throat immediately proximal to lobes; stamens 6, pendent, forming ring proximal to annulus; ovary 1-locular; placentation parietal; pedicel absent. Capsules cup-shaped; dehiscence irregular by breaking down of wall.

Distribution

Non-North American species mostly pantropical.

Discussion

Species ca. 32 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa