Biology:Dioicodendron

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Short description: Genus of plants

Dioicodendron
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Dioicodendron
Steyerm.
Species:
D. dioicum
Binomial name
Dioicodendron dioicum
(K.Schum. & K.Krause) Steyerm.
Synonyms
  • Chimarrhis dioica K.Schum. & K.Krause
  • Chimarrhis venezuelensis Standl. & Steyerm.
  • Dioicodendron cuatrecasasii Steyerm.

Dioicodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Dioicodendron dioicum, which is found from western South America to northwestern Venezuela.[1]

Some authors recognize a second species, Dioicodendron cuatrecasasii.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8560076 entry