Thismia

The fascinating story of the plant Thismia revolves around its unique and mysterious nature. This small flower is so rare and elusive that it remains hidden underground for most of its life, emerging only for a few weeks to bloom. The petals resemble a delicate translucent cup, luring tiny insects inside with their enticing fragrance. Once trapped, the flower finishes its pollination process and the insect is released unharmed. This intricate dance between the Thismia and its tiny visitors reveals the extraordinary adaptations of nature, reminding us of the wonders that lie beneath our feet.

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Thismia is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1845. It is native to East and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas. Species Thismia abei Hatus. – Awa, Shikoku Island, Japan Thismia alba Holttum – S Thailand, Pahang †Thismia americana N.Pfeiff. – extinct, formerly Lake Calumet, Illinois, USA Thismia angustimitra S.Chantanaorrapint – Thailand Thismia annamensis K.Larsen & Aver. – Vietnam Thismia arachnites Ridl. – W Malaysia Thismia aseroe Becc. – Perak, Singapore Thismia betung-kerihunensis Tsukaya & H.Okada – Kalimantan Thismia bifida M.Hotta – Sarawak Thismia brunneomitra Hroneš, Kobrlová & Dančák – Brunei Thismia brunonis Griff. – Myanmar †Thismia caudata Maas & H.Maas – extinct, formerly Brazil Thismia chrysops Ridl – W Malaysia Thismia clandestina (Blume) Miq. – Java Thismia clavarioides K.R.Thiele – New South Wales Thismia coronata Dančák, Hroneš and Sochor – Sarawak Thismia crocea (Becc.) J.J.Sm. – W New Guinea Thismia episcopalis (Becc.) J.J.Sm. – Borneo Thismia espirito-santensis Brade – Espírito Santo, Brazil Thismia filiformis Chantanaorr. – Thailand Thismia fumida Ridl – Selangor, Singapore †Thismia fungiformis (Taub. ex Warm.) Maas & H.Maas – extinct, formerly Brazil Thismia gardneriana Hook.f. ex Thwaites – Sri Lanka Thismia glaziovii Poulsen – Rio de Janeiro in Brazil Thismia goodii Kiew – Sabah Thismia grandiflora Ridl. – Johor in Malaysia Thismia hexagona Dančák, Hroneš, Kobrlová & Sochor, 2013 – Brunei Thismia hongkongensis S.S.Mar & R.M.K.Saunders – Hong Kong Thismia huangii P.Y.Jiang & T.H.Hsieh – Taiwan Thismia hyalina (Miers) Benth. & Hook.f. ex F.Muell. – Peru, Brazil Thismia iguassuensis (Miers) Warm. – Rio de Janeiro in Brazil Thismia inconspicua Sochor & Dančák, – Brunei Thismia janeirensis Warm – Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, Brazil Thismia javanica J.J. Sm. – Thailand, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra Thismia jianfenglingensis – Hainan Island, China Thismia kobensis – Japan (never seen alive until 2021; holotype and only specimen found in 1992 and declared extinct in 2010 but not described until 2018, It was rediscovered in 2021, 20 specimens were found in a conifer plantation ) - Japan Thismia labiata J.J.Sm. – Sumatra Thismia lauriana Jarvie – Kalimantan Thismia luetzelburgii Goebel & Suess. – Costa Rica, Panama, Espirito Santo Thismia macahensis (Miers) F.Muell. – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Thismia megalongensis C.Hunt, G.Steenbeeke & V.Merckx – New South Wales, Australia Thismia melanomitra & H.Maas – Ecuador Thismia mirabilis K. Larsen – Thailand Thismia mullerensis Tsukaya & H.Okada – Kalimantan Thismia neptunis Becc. – Sarawak Thismia nigricoronata Kumar & S.W.Gale – Laos Thismia ophiuris Becc. – Borneo Thismia ornata Dančák, Hroneš and Sochor – Sarawak Thismia panamensis (Standl.) Jonker – from Costa Rica to Bolivia Thismia racemosa Ridl. – Pahang, Malaysia Thismia rodwayi F.Muell. – Fairy Lanterns – New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, New Zealand North Island Thismia saulensis – French Guiana Thismia singeri (de la Sota) Maas & H.Maas – Beni, Bolivia Thismia sitimeriamiae Siti-Munirah, Dome & Thorogood, sp. nov. – Malaysia Thismia taiwanensis – Kaohsiung, Taiwan Thismia tentaculata K.Larsen & Aver. – Hong Kong, Vietnam Thismia thaithongiana Chantanaorr. & Suddee, 2018 – Thailand Thismia tuberculata Hatus. – Kyushu, Japan Thismia yorkensis Cribb – N Queensland

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