Dichostemma

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Euphorbioideae
Tribus: Euphorbieae
Subtribus: Anthosteminae
Genus: Dichostemma
Species: D. glaucescens – D. zenkeri
Name

Dichostemma Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1259. (1896)

Type species: Dichostemma glaucescens Pierre, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1260. (1896)

References

Pierre, J.B.L. 1896. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 2: 1259.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Dichostemma in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 July 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Dichostemma. Published online. Accessed: July 3 2021.

Dichostemma is a flowering plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1896.[1][2] It is native to tropical western and central Africa.[3][4]

Species[3]

Dichostemma glaucescens Pierre - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dichostemma zenkeri Pax - Cameroon

References

Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis. 1896. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 1259
Tropicos Dichostemma Pierre
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.