Biology:Didymochlamys

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Short description: Genus of plants

Didymochlamys
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Didymochlamys
Hook.f.
Type species
Didymochlamys whitei

Didymochlamys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Nicaragua to Guyana and Ecuador.[1]

There are two species in the genus. They are usually epiphytes that grow on trees. The inflorescence contains 2 to 5 flowers pressed between flattened green bracts.[2]

Species

  • Didymochlamys connellii N.E.Br. - Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela
  • Didymochlamys whitei Hook.f. - Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q8470884 entry