Didymochlamys

Didymochlamys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Nicaragua to Guyana and Ecuador.[1]

Didymochlamys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Didymochlamys
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Type species
Didymochlamys whitei

There are two species in the genus. They are usually epiphytes that grow on trees. The inflorescence contains 2 to 5 flowers pressed between flattened green bracts.[2]

Species

References

  1. "Didymochlamys in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. Didymochlamys. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.


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