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Afrothismia pachyantha
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afrothismia pachyantha is a species of plant in the family Burmanniaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland evergreen forests ca. 700 m alt. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was first discovered in 1905 and rediscovered in 1995, making it a Lazarus taxon.
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Afrothismia pachyantha | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Burmanniaceae |
Genus: | Afrothismia |
Species: | A. pachyantha |
Binomial name | |
Afrothismia pachyantha Schlechter | |
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