Dischidanthus

Genus of flowering plants

Dischidanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Marsdenieae
Genus: Dischidanthus
Tsiang[1]
Species

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Dischidanthus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1936. Species of the genus are native from the east Himalayas to south China and Peninsular Malaysia.[1] It may be treated by some sources as a synonym of Marsdenia.[2]

Species

As of November 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted two species:[1]

  • Dischidanthus thyrsiflorus (Hook.f.) S.Reuss, Liede & Meve
  • Dischidanthus urceolatus (Decne.) Tsiang

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dischidanthus Tsiang". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ^ "Gen. Dischidanthus Tsiang", Germplasm Resources Information Network, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, retrieved 2023-11-13
Taxon identifiers
Dischidanthus


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