Dioicodendron

Dioicodendron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Dioicodendron
Steyerm.
Species: D. dioicum
Binomial name
Dioicodendron dioicum
(K.Schum. & K.Krause) Steyerm.
Synonyms

Dioicodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae family. 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

  1. "Dioicodendron in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014.
  2. Dioicodendron. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.
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