Thismia
Encyclopedia
Thismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic
plant
in family Thismiaceae
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Species
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Myco-heterotrophy
Myco-heterotrophy is a symbiotic relationship between certain kinds of plants and fungi, in which the plant gets all or part of its food from parasitism upon fungi rather than from photosynthesis. A myco-heterotroph is the parasitic plant partner in this relationship...
plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Thismiaceae
Thismiaceae
Thismiaceae is a family of flowering plants recognized by several authors Thismiaceae is a family of flowering plants recognized by several authors Thismiaceae is a family of flowering plants recognized by several authors (like J. Hutchinson, Chase et al. 1995 , 2000 ; Angiosperm Phylogeny Group...
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Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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- Thismia americanaThismia americanaThismia americana was a species of flowering plant that was described and published as living in wetlands surrounding Chicago's Lake Calumet in the 1910s. The plant has not been seen since 1916, and the ground where it was observed has since been extensively altered by industrial development. The...
(possibly extinct) - Thismia clavarioides K.R.Thiele
- Thismia melanomitraThismia melanomitraThismia melanomitra is a species of plant in the Burmanniaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Thismia rodwayi F.Muell. - Fairy Lanterns
- Thismia yorkensis Cribb
- Thismia alba Holttum
- Thismia angustimitra S.Chantanaorrapint
- Thismia aseroe Becc.
- Thismia clandestina (Blume) Miq.
- Thismia crocea (Becc.) J.J.Sm.
- Thismia episcopalism (Becc.) J.J.Sm.
- Thismia javanica J.J. Sm.
- Thismia mirabilis K. Larsen
- Thismia saülensis