Dichorisandra oxypetala

Dichorisandra oxypetala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Commelinales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Commelinales

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Dichorisandrinae
Genus: Dichorisandra
Species: Dichorisandra oxypetala

Name

Dichorisandra oxypetala Hook., Bot. Mag. 54: t. 2721 (1827).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Stickmannia oxypetala (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 721 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Petaloxis purpurea Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 83 (1837).
  • Dichorisandra latifolia Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 112 (1843).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Brazil Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J., 1827. Bot. Mag. 54: t. 2721.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Dichorisandra oxypetala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Dichorisandra oxypetala. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Dichorisandra oxypetala. Published online. Accessed: October 28 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Dichorisandra oxypetala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 October 2019.

Vernacular names

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