Burmanniaceae

Burmannia capitata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dioscoreales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia:
Tribus: Burmannieae – Thismieae
Genera (overview): Afrothismia – Apteria – Burmannia – Campylosiphon – Dictyostega – Geomitra – Gymnosiphon – Haplothismia – Hexapterella – Marthella – Miersiella – Oxygyne – Relictithismia – Thismia – Tiputinia

Name

Burmanniaceae Blume Enum. Pl. Javae 27. (1827)

Synonyms

Note: This is a view of Burmanniaceae s.l., which at present is a valid taxonomic opinion, but see individual genera for other opinions, for example Afrothismia and Thismia.

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Merckx, V., Schols, P., Maas-van de Kamer, H., Maas, P., Huysmans, S., & Smets, E. 2006. Phylogeny and evolution of Burmanniaceae (Dioscoreales) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data. American Journal of Botany 93 (11): 1684–1698. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.93.11.1684 Open access. PDF. Reference page. 
  • Maas-Van de Kamer, H. 1998. Burmanniaceae. Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Lilianae (excluding Orchidaceae) 154-164.
  • Woodward, C.L., Berry, P.E., Maas-van de Kamer, H. & Swing, K. 2007. Tiputinia foetida, a new mycoheterotrophic genus of Thismiaceae from Amazonian Ecuador, and a likely case of deceit pollination. Taxon 56: 157–162.

Vernacular names

  • català: Burmanniàcia
  • čeština: Olachanovité
  • 日本語: ヒナノシャクジョウ科
  • 한국어: 석장과
  • latviešu: Burmaniju dzimta
  • polski: Trójżeńcowate
  • русский: Бурманниевые
  • ไทย: วงศ์หญ้าข้าวก่ำ
  • Tiếng Việt: Họ Cỏ cào cào
  • 中文: 水玉簪科
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