Biology:Dichilanthe

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Short description: Genus of plants

Dichilanthe
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Dichilanthe
Thwaites
Type species
Dichilanthe zeylanica
Thwaites

Dichilanthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.[1] The genus is found in Borneo and Sri Lanka.[2]

Species

  • Dichilanthe borneensis Baill. - west-central Borneo
  • Dichilanthe zeylanica Thwaites - southwestern Sri Lanka


References

  1. Dichilanthe, an unusual Asiatic Rubiaceae with “Lonicera flowers” and “dipterocarp fruits”. C. Puff, R. Buchner and A. Igersheim, Nordic Journal of Botany, 06/2008, 16(2), pages 145-164, doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1996.tb00954.x
  2. "Dichilanthe in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do?plantName=Dichilanthe. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q8470822 entry