Thismiaceae
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Thismiaceae is a family
of flowering plants recognized by several authors (like J. Hutchinson
, Chase et al. 1995 , 2000 ; Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
1998; Caddick et al. 2000 ; Neyland 2002 ; Thiele & Jordan 2002 , Merckx et al. 2006 and Woodward et al. 2007 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(1):157-162.), but also has been included mainly in Burmanniaceae
as tribe
Thismieae (APG II, Maas-van de Kamer in Kubitzki system
and others), consisting of five genera, three (Afrothismia, Haplothismia and Oxygyne) are entirely from Old World, Thismia is from tropical areas of both America
and Asia
, as well as three temperate species in Illinois
(U.S.A), Japan
and New Zealand
, temperate Australia
and Tiputinia is from Amazonia.
List of Genera
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of flowering plants recognized by several authors (like J. Hutchinson
Hutchinson system
A system of plant taxonomy, the Hutchinson system was published inThis classification is according to the 1st Edition in 2 volumes, 1926–1934, Volume 1: Monocotyledonae and Volume 2:Dicotyledonae....
, Chase et al. 1995 , 2000 ; Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
APG system
The APG system of plant classification is the first, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in 1998 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. It was superseded in 2003 by a revision, the APG II system, and then in 2009 by a further...
1998; Caddick et al. 2000 ; Neyland 2002 ; Thiele & Jordan 2002 , Merckx et al. 2006 and Woodward et al. 2007 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(1):157-162.), but also has been included mainly in Burmanniaceae
Burmanniaceae
Burmanniaceae is a botanical name of a family of flowering plants, consisting of about a hundred species of herbaceous plants in roughly a dozen genera. Often they are quite remarkable plants, more often red than green, without much leaf area and not growing very big in any way.The APG II system,...
as tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
Thismieae (APG II, Maas-van de Kamer in Kubitzki system
Kubitzki system
A system of plant taxonomy, the Kubitzki system is the product of an ongoing survey of vascular plants, entitled The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants....
and others), consisting of five genera, three (Afrothismia, Haplothismia and Oxygyne) are entirely from Old World, Thismia is from tropical areas of both America
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, as well as three temperate species in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
(U.S.A), Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, temperate Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Tiputinia is from Amazonia.
List of Genera
- AfrothismiaAfrothismiaAfrothismia is a genus of plant in family Burmanniaceae. It contains the following species :* Afrothismia pachyantha, Schlechter* Afrothismia winkleri, Schlechter...
(Engl.) Schltr. - Haplothismia Airy Shaw
- OxygyneOxygyneOxygyne is a genus of plant in family Burmanniaceae. It contains the following species :* Oxygyne triandra, Schlechter...
Schltr. - ThismiaThismiaThismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plant in family Thismiaceae.Species include:* Thismia americana * Thismia clavarioides K.R.Thiele* Thismia melanomitra* Thismia rodwayi F.Muell...
Griff. - Tiputinia P.E. Berry & C. L. Woodw.
External links
- Thismiaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.