Dictyospermum

Dictyospermum
Dictyospermum ovalifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Commelineae
Genus: Dictyospermum
Wight.
Type species
Dictyospermum montanum
Wight.

Dictyospermum is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1853. It is native to Tropical Asia. They have only three fertile stamens, middle one inserted opposite petal.

Species
  • Dictyospermum conspicuum (Blume) Hassk. - from Southern China to Southeast Asia
  • Dictyospermum humile Faden - New Guinea
  • Dictyospermum montanum Benth. - India + Sri Lanka
  • Dictyospermum ovalifolium Benth. - India
  • Dictyospermum ovatum Benth. - from India to Southeast Asia
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