Dicella

Dicella
Dicella nucifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus:
Griseb.
Species

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Dicella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae.[1][2]

Species

The genus includes seven species, assigned to two sections.

Section Dicella

  • Dicella bracteosa (Adr. Juss.) Griseb.
  • Dicella nucifera Chodat - found in southeastern Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Argentina

Section Macropterys

  • 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

  1. ^ "Dicella Griseb". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dicella Griseb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  • 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.