Diplectria

Diplectria divaricata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Dissochaeteae
Genus: Diplectria
Species: D. barbata – D. conica – D. divaricata – D. maxwellii – D. micrantha – D. stipularis – D. viminalis

Name

Diplectria (Blume) Rchb., Nomencl. 174. (1841) emend. Kartonegoro et al. (2021) et Hassler (2022)

• Type species: Diplectria divaricata (Willd.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246. (1891)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Dissochaeta sect. Diplectria Blume, Flora 14: 501. (1831)
• Heterotypic
  • Anplectrum A.Gray in U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15: 597 (1854)
  • Aplectrum Blume in Flora 14: 502 (1831), nom. illeg.
  • Backeria Bakh.f. in Contr. Melastom.: 130 (1943), nom. superfl.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G.L. 1841. Der deutsche Botaniker. Erster Band. Das Herbarienbuch. Erklärung des natürlichen Pflanzensystems, systematische Aufzählung, Synonymik und Register der bis jetzt bekannten Pflanzengattungen. 240 pp. Dresden & Leipzig: Arnoldische Buchhandlung. BHL Reference page. : 174.

Additional references

• Kartonegoro, A., Veranso‐Libalah, M.C., Kadereit, G., Frenger, A., Penneys, D.S., Mota de Oliveira, S. & Van Welzen, P.C. 2021. Molecular phylogenetics of the Dissochaeta alliance (Melastomataceae): Redefining tribe Dissochaeteae. Taxon 70(4): 793-825. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12508 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Diplectria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Diplectria. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Diplectria. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 27 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Diplectria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Jan. 2022.

Vernacular names

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