Burmannia (plant)

Burmannia
Burmannia disticha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Dioscoreales
Family:	Burmanniaceae
Genus:	Burmannia L.
Type species
Burmannia disticha
Synonyms
Vogelia J.F.Gmel. Tripterella Michx. Maburnia Thouars Gonianthes Blume 1823 not A. Rich. 1850 Gonyanthes Nees Tetraptera Miers Tripteranthus Wall. ex Miers Cryptonema Turcz. Nephrocoelium Turcz.

Burmannia is a genus of flowering plants long thought of as related to orchids, although more recent studies suggest closer affinities with either the Dioscoreales or the Melanthiales. The plants are herbs, partially autotrophic (photosynthetic) but also partially parasitic on soil fungi.

Burmannia is native to tropical and subtropical parts of Africa, eastern Asia, Australia, and the Western Hemisphere. Three are regarded as native to the US:

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