| Deidamia | |
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| Deidamia alata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Deidamia Noronha ex Thouars [1] |
| Species [1] | |
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| Deidamia is native to the Comoros and Madagascar [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Deidamia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Passifloraceae native to the Comoros and Madagascar. [1]
The genus Deidamia Noronha ex Thouars was first named by Francisco Noronha, but only later validly published by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars in 1808. [1]
It includes three species: [1]
It only occurs in the Comoros and Madagascar. [1]
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