Diastella (Proteaceae)

Diastella divaricata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Proteales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Proteales

Familia: Proteaceae
Subfamilia: Proteoideae
Tribus: Proteeae
Genus: Diastella
Species: D. buekii – D. divaricata – D. fraterna – D. myrtifolia – D. parilis – D. proteoides – D. thymelaeoides

Unplaced name: D. humifusa

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Diastella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 11. Reference page.

Name

Diastella Salisb. ex Knight, Cult. Prot.: 61 (1809)

• Type species: Diastella bryiflora Salisb. ex Knight [= synonym of Diastella thymelaeoides (P.J.Bergius) Rourke]
  • Lectotype designated by J. Hutchinson, Gen. Fl. Pl. 2: 289 (1967).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Knight, J. 1809. On the cultivation of the plants belonging to the natural order of Proteeae, with their generic as well as specific characters and places where they grow wild. W. Savage, Printer. 127 pp. Wikisource; GoogleBooks; Reference page. 
• Rourke, J.P. 1976. A Revision of Diastella (Proteaceae). Journal of South African Botany 42(3): 185-210. Internet Archive Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Diastella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Diastella. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 21 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Diastella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 mar. 2015.

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