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In Singapore: Short-leafed Burmannia, 三品一枝花 (Native to Singapore, Endangered)
Burmannia coelestis is a small, delicate annual herb in the Burmanniaceae family that lives partly by drawing nutrients from fungi in the soil rather than relying only on photosynthesis. It grows in wet habitats such as marshes, swamps and pool edges, and is not a typical garden or houseplant.
Burmannia coelestis is a partially mycoheterotrophic species of plant in the genus Burmannia. It is widespread, occurring in South to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, and in Micronesia. It is usually found in wet places, such as in marshes, swamps, and around the edges of pools.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Burmannia coelestis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
