Dictyostega

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Dictyostega
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Dictyostega orobanchoides
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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]
  • Apteria orobanchoidesHook.
  • Dictyostega schomburgkiiMiers
  • Dictyostega campanulataH.Karst.
  • Gymnosiphon orobanchoidesRusby
  • Ptychomeria orobanchoides(Rusby) Schltr.
Diagram of Dictyostega flower Dictyostega Flora brasiliensis Vol III Part I Fasc 8 Plate 7 Fig IV.jpg
Diagram of Dictyostega flower

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]

Subspecies [1]

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