Dichostemma

Dichostemma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Euphorbioideae
Tribe:	Euphorbieae
Subtribe:	Anthosteminae
Genus:	Dichostemma ; Pierre

Last updated January 02, 2026

Dichostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1896.^[2]^[3] It is native to tropical western and central Africa.^[1]^[4]

Species^[1]

Dichostemma glaucescens Pierre - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Cabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dichostemma zenkeri Pax - Cameroon

References

1 2 3 "Dichostemma Pierre". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 May 2025.
↑ Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis. 1896. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 1259
↑ Tropicos Dichostemma Pierre
↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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[POWO-1] 1 2 3 "Dichostemma Pierre". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 May 2025.

[2] Pierre, Jean Baptiste Louis. 1896. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 1: 1259

[l-3] Tropicos Dichostemma Pierre

[4] Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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