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Afrothismia
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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]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Burmanniaceae |
Genus: | Afrothismia Schltr. |
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The genus name of Afrothismia is in honour of Thomas Smith (x - 1825), who was an English expert at microscopy.[3]