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]
Haplothismia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Burmanniaceae |
Genus: | Haplothismia Airy Shaw |
Species: | H. exannulata
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Binomial name | |
Haplothismia exannulata |