Dialypetalum

Dialypetalum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Lobelioideae
Genus:
Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker
Type species
Dialypetalum floribundum
Benth.

Dialypetalum is a genus of plants endemic to Madagascar. It differs from other Lobelioideae in that it has regular (actinomorphic) flowers with virtually free petals, and is dioecious. It contains the following species, accepted as of July 2014:[1]

  1. Dialypetalum compactum Zahlbr.
  2. Dialypetalum floribundum Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker
  3. Dialypetalum humbertianum E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler
  4. Dialypetalum × hybridum E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (D. compactum × D. floribundum)
  5. Dialypetalum montanum E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler
  6. Dialypetalum stenopetalum E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler

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