Diastema (plant)

Diastema
Diastema affine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus:
Benth. (1845)
Type species
Diastema racemiferum
Benth.
Species[1]

20; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Diastemation Müll.Berol. (1858)
  • Diastemella Oerst. (1861)

Diastema is a genus of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae containing approximately 20 species ranging from Mexico to Bolivia and Venezuela.[2]

Species

20 species are accepted.[1]

  • Diastema affine Fritsch
  • Diastema comiferum (DC.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema eggersianum Fritsch
  • Diastema fimbratilobum Moonlight & J.L.Clark
  • Diastema gymnoleucum Gilli
  • Diastema hispidum (DC.) Fritsch
  • Diastema incisum Benth.
  • Diastema kalbreyeri Fritsch
  • Diastema latiflorum Rusby
  • Diastema maculatum (Poepp.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema purpurascens Rusby
  • Diastema racemiferum Benth.
  • Diastema rupestre Brandegee
  • Diastema scabrum (Poepp.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema sodiroanum Fritsch
  • Diastema tenerrimum (Poepp.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema urticifolium (Poepp.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema vexans H.E.Moore
  • Diastema weberbaueri Fitsch
  • Diastema williamsii Rusby

References

  1. ^ a b c Diastema Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ Weber, A. & L.E. Skog (2007-01-05). "Diastema". The genera of Gesneriaceae. Basic information with illustration of selected species (2nd ed.).