Deidamia (plant)

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Deidamia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Deidamia
Noronha ex Thouars [1]
Species [1]
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Deidamia is native to the Comoros, and Madagascar [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Octerium Salisb.
  • Thompsonia R.Br.

Deidamia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Passifloraceae native to the Comoros, and Madagascar. [1]

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Taxonomy

Publication

The genus Deidamia Noronha ex Thouars was first named by Francisco Noronha, but only later validly published by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars in 1808. [1]

Species

It includes three species: [1]

Distribution

It only occurs in the Comoros, and Madagascar. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Deidamia Noronha ex Thouars". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 8 January 2024.