Dictyostega | |
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Dictyostega orobanchoides | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Dioscoreales |
Family: | Burmanniaceae |
Genus: | Dictyostega Miers |
Species: | D. orobanchoides |
Binomial name | |
Dictyostega orobanchoides (Hook.) Miers | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Dictyostega is a genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1840. It contains only one known species, Dictyostega orobanchoides, native to southern Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca), Central America, Trinidad, and South America (Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia)). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]