Afrothismia winkleri
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Afrothismia winkleri is a species of plant in the Burmanniaceae family native to Cameroon.Template:R Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and it is threatened by habitat loss.Template:R It was first described (as Thismia winkleri) by German botanist Adolf Engler in 1905.Template:R
This plant is holomycotrophic, meaning that it doesn't perform photosynthesis, and instead it forms a symbiotic relationship with certain species of fungi, from which it draws all of it nutrients. Only the flowers and fruit of the plant appear above ground.Template:R
In 2023, botanist Martin Cheek placed the species in the new family Afrothismiaceae, however Plants of the World Online and other authorities still keep it in the family Burmanniaceae.Template:R
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