Thismia megalongensis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Thismia |
| Species: | T. megalongensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thismia megalongensis C.Hunt, G.Steenbeeke & V.Merckx | |
Thismia megalongensis is a seldom seen species of flowering plant in the Burmanniaceae family. It is endemic to the Blue Mountains region, west of Sydney. Described in 2014 from a plant collected from the Megalong Valley.[1][2]
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