Dichorisandra
| Dichorisandra | |
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| Dichorisandra thyrsiflora growing at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
| Tribe: | |
| Subtribe: | Dichorisandrinae |
| Genus: | Dichorisandra J.C.Mikan, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| D. thyrsiflora | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dichorisandra is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family (Commelinaceae). It is found in the Neotropics.[1] The genus is characterised by its slightly zygomorphic flowers with large anthers usually releasing pollen by means of pores at the apex, as well as by its seeds that are embedded in a red or sometimes white aril, and tubers that often form at the tips of the roots.[2] Both morphology and an analysis of DNA sequences indicate it is very closely related to the genus Siderasis.[3]
- Species[1]
- Cogn. - Bahia
- Seub. & Warm. - Minas Gerais
- J.R.Grant - southern Mexico, Central America
- L.Linden & Rodigas - Ecuador
- Kunth - southern Brazil
- Philipson - Ecuador, Colombia
- Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Bahia
- Ule - northwestern Brazil
- Steyerm. - Guyana, Venezuela
- Brade - Rio de Janeiro
- Kunth - eastern Brazil
- Kunth - Brazil
- Taub. - southern Brazil
- Nees & Mart - eastern Brazil
- (Aubl.) Standl. - widespread from southern Mexico to Argentina
- Mart. - eastern Brazil
- Mart. - Brazil
- Mart. - eastern Brazil
- Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Bahia
- Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Minas Gerais
- Hook. - southern Brazil
- Gleason - Minas Gerais
- C.B.Clarke - Minas Gerais
- Linden ex K.Koch - Peru
- Brade - Espírito Santo
- Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Espírito Santo
- Aona & Faden - Bahia
- Hook. - southern Brazil
- D.Maia, Cervi & Tardivo - Paraná
- Kunth - eastern Brazil
- C.B.Clarke - Brazil
- G.Lodd. - southern Brazil
- Mart. - eastern Brazil
- Nees & Mart. - eastern Brazil
- Mart. - southeastern Brazil
- Nees & Mart. - Minas Gerais
- (L.Linden & Rodigas) H.E.Moore - Peru
- Mart. - eastern Brazil
- Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Minas Gerais
- † Hook.f. - Brazil but extinct
- Mart. - southern Brazil
- Dichorisandra thyrsiflora J.C.Mikan - southeastern Brazil; naturalized in Peru + Java
- J.F.Macbr. - Peru, Ecuador
- Aona & Faden - Bahia
- Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Espírito Santo
- Mart. - Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia
References[]
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Faden, Robert B. (1998), "Commelinaceae", in Kubitzki, Klaus (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, vol. 4, Berlin: Springer, pp. 109–128, ISBN 3-540-64061-4
- ^ Evans, Timothy M.; Sytsma, Kenneth J.; Faden, Robert B.; Givnish, Thomas J. (2003), "Phylogenetic Relationships in the Commelinaceae: II. A Cladistic Analysis of rbcL Sequences and Morphology", Systematic Botany, 28 (2): 270–292, doi:10.1043/0363-6445-28.2.270
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Data related to Dichorisandra at Wikispecies
Categories:
- Commelinaceae
- Commelinales genera