Haplothismia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Dioscoreales

Familia: Burmanniaceae
Tribus: Thismieae
Genus: Haplothismia
Species: H. exannulata
Name

Haplothismia Airy Shaw, Kew Bull. 7: 277 (1952)
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Airy Shaw, H.K. 1952. A New Genus and Species of Burmanniaceae from South India. Kew Bulletin 7(2): 277-279. DOI: 10.2307/4109280 JSTOR Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Haplothismia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Haplothismia. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Haplothismia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 12.

Haplothismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1952. There is only one known species, Haplothismia exannulata, endemic to southern India (Kerala + Tamil Nadu). The plant is mycotrophic, i.e. lacking chlorophyll and obtaining sustenance from fungi in the soil.[1][2][3]
References

"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1952. A New Genus and Species of Burmanniaceae from South India. Kew Bulletin 7(2): 277.
Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.