Dorstenia flagellifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Dorstenia |
Species: | D. flagellifera |
Binomial name | |
Dorstenia flagellifera | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
Dorstenia hotteanaUrb. & Ekman |
Dorstenia flagellifera is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Haiti. [3]
Dorstenia is a genus within the mulberry family, Moraceae. Depending on the author, there are said to be 100 to 170 species within this genus, second only in number to the genus Ficus within Moraceae. Dorstenia species are mainly known for their unusual inflorescences and growth habits. Dorstenia is named in honor of the German physician and botanist Theodor Dorsten (1492–1552). The type species is Dorstenia contrajerva.
Dorstenia hirta is an herbaceous plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia bowmanniana is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia milaneziana is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia setosa is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia umbricola is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Peru and Ecuador.
Dorstenia aristeguietae is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Venezuela.
Dorstenia panamensis is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Panama.
Dorstenia lindeniana is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Mexico, Guatemala and Belize.
Dorstenia elata is a plant species in the family Moraceae.
Dorstenia albertii is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil. Plants reach a height of about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) tall. The stem, which is 2 to 3.5 millimetres in diameter, is covered with fine hairs. The leaves, which emerge from the stem every 0.8 cm (0.31 in) in a spiral pattern, are 7 to 18 cm long and 2 to 7.5 cm broad. The species is only known from a single locality in Espírito Santo state in southeastern Brazil, in a moist, shady site. It is similar to D. grazielae, another Brazilian endemic.
Dorstenia bonijesu is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia arifolia is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil.
Dorstenia drakena is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Mexico and Central America.
Dorstenia brasiliensis is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Moraceae of the order Rosales.
Dorstenia fawcettii is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Jamaica and Haiti.
Dorstenia belizensis is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Belize.
Dorstenia nummularia is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Cuba.
Dorstenia peltata is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Dorstenia crenulata is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to Cuba.