Dioicodendron | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Dialypetalantheae |
Genus: | Dioicodendron Steyerm. |
Species: | D. dioicum |
Binomial name | |
Dioicodendron dioicum | |
Synonyms | |
Dioicodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Dioicodendron dioicum, which is found from western South America to northwestern Venezuela. [1]
Some authors recognize a second species, Dioicodendron cuatrecasasii. [2]