Diplectria

Diplectria
Diplectria divaricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Subfamily: Melastomatoideae
Tribe: Dissochaeteae
Genus:
(Blume) Rchb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Anplectrum A.Gray
  • Aplectrum Blume
  • Backeria Bakh.f.

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, and New Guinea.[1]

Species

Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[1]

  1. Diplectria barbata (Triana ex C.B.Clarke) Franken & M.C.Roos
  2. Diplectria conica Bakh.f.
  3. Diplectria divaricata (Willd.) Kuntze
  4. Diplectria maxwellii Karton.
  5. Diplectria micrantha Veldkamp
  6. Diplectria stipularis (Blume) Kuntze
  7. Diplectria viminalis (Jack) Kuntze

References

  1. ^ a b c "Diplectria (Blume) Rchb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ^ Reichenbach HGL (1841) Nomencl. 174.
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