Afrothismia

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.

The genus name of Afrothismia is in honour of Thomas Smith (x - 1825), who was an English expert at microscopy.

Species
As accepted by Kew; • Afrothismia amietii - Cameroon

• Afrothismia baerae  - Kenya

• Afrothismia foertheriana  - Cameroon

• Afrothismia fungiformis

• Afrothismia gesnerioides  - Cameroon

• Afrothismia hydra  - Cameroon

• Afrothismia insignis  - Tanzania

• Afrothismia korupensis  - Cameroon

• Afrothismia kupensis

• Afrothismia mhoroana  - Morogoro in Tanzania

• Afrothismia pachyantha  - Cameroon

• Afrothismia pusilla

• Afrothismia saingei  - Cameroon, Gabon

• Afrothismia winkleri  - Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda

• Afrothismia zambesiaca  - Malawi