Burmannia Bengkuluensis
''Burmannia'' may refer to: * ''Burmannia'' (plant), a genus of mycoheterotrophic flowering plants in the family Burmanniaceae *''Burmannia marmorellus ''Burmannia'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Burmannia marmorellus'', which is found in China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the wor ...

Burmannia (plant)
''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:Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The name ''Burmannia'' is a taxonomic patronym honoring the Dutch botanist Johannes Burman Johannes Burman (26 April 1707 in Amsterdam – 20 February 1780), was a Dutch botanist and physician. Burman specialized in plants from Ceylon, Amboina and Cape Colony. The name '' Pelargonium'' was introduced by Johannes Burman. Johannes ... (1706 - 1779). Syst ...
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