| Dictyospermum | |
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| Dictyospermum ovalifolium | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
| Tribe: | Commelineae |
| Genus: | Dictyospermum 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
