Dicella
| Dicella | |
|---|---|
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| Dicella nucifera | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Dicella Griseb. |
| Species | |
| See text | |
Dicella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae.[1][2]
Species
[edit]The genus includes seven species, assigned to two sections.
Section Dicella
[edit]- Dicella bracteosa (Adr. Juss.) Griseb.
- Dicella nucifera Chodat - found in southeastern Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Argentina
Section Macropterys
[edit]- Dicella aciculifera W. R. Anderson - known only from Costa Rica
- Dicella conwayi Rusby
- Dicella julianii (J. F. Macbr.) W. R. Anderson
- Dicella macroptera Adr. Juss.
- Dicella oliveirae M. W. Chase - all of South America from Colombia to about 19°S.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dicella Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "Dicella Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Dicella
- Chase, M. W. 1981. A revision of Dicella (Malpighiaceae). Systematic Botany 6: 159–171.
- Anderson, W. R. 1997. Notes on neotropical Malpighiaceae-VI. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 21: 37–84.