Afrothismia | |
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Illustrations of Afrothismia pachyantha | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Burmanniaceae |
Genus: |
Afrothismia Schltr. |
Afrothismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in the family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It is native to tropical Africa. [1] [2]
The genus name of Afrothismia is in honour of Thomas Smith (x - 1825), who was an English expert at microscopy. [3]
As accepted by Kew; [4]