Diplectria
| Diplectria | |
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| Diplectria divaricata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Subfamily: | Melastomatoideae |
| Tribe: | Dissochaeteae |
| Genus: | Diplectria (Blume) Rchb. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Diplectria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, erected by Ludwig Reichenbach in 1841.[2] Some species, including the type D. divaricata, have also been placed previously in Melastoma and Dissochaeta; they are native to Indochina, Hainan, Malesia, through to New Guinea.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2026[update], Plants of the World Online accepts seven species:[1]
- Diplectria barbata (Triana ex C.B.Clarke) Franken & M.C.Roos
- Diplectria conica Bakh.f.
- Diplectria divaricata (Willd.) Kuntze
- Diplectria maxwellii Karton.
- Diplectria micrantha Veldkamp
- Diplectria stipularis (Blume) Kuntze
- Diplectria viminalis (Jack) Kuntze
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Diplectria (Blume) Rchb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
- ↑ Reichenbach HGL (1841) Der deutsche Botaniker. Erster Band. Das Herbarienbuch. Erklärung des natürlichen Pflanzensystems, systematische Aufzählung, Synonymik und Register der bis jetzt bekannten Pflanzengattungen. 240 pp. [p. 174] Dresden & Leipzig: Arnoldische Buchhandlung.
External links
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