Dictyospermum

Dictyospermum
Dictyospermum ovalifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Commelineae
Genus:
Wight.
Type species
Dictyospermum montanum
Wight.

Dictyospermum is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1853. It is native to Tropical Asia.[1] They have only three fertile stamens, middle one inserted opposite petal.

Species
  • Dictyospermum conspicuum (Blume) Hassk. - from Southern China to Southeast Asia
  • Dictyospermum humile Faden - New Guinea
  • Dictyospermum montanum Benth. - India + Sri Lanka
  • Dictyospermum ovalifolium Benth. - India
  • Dictyospermum ovatum Benth. - from India to Southeast Asia

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