Dictyostega

Updated on Nov 10, 2023

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Kingdom Plantae Species D. orobanchoides Order Dioscoreales		Family Burmanniaceae Rank Genus
Similar Apteria, Gymnosiphon, Dioscoreales, Burmannia, Apteria aphylla

Dictyostega is a genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1840. It contains only one known species, Dictyostega orobanchoides, native to southern Mexico (Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca), Central America, Trinidad, and South America (Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia)).

Subspecies

Dictyostega orobanchoides subsp. orobanchoides - most of species range

Dictyostega orobanchoides subsp. parviflora (Benth.) Snelders & Maas - Panama, Trinidad, South America

Dictyostega orobanchoides subsp. purdieana (Benth.) Snelders & Maas - Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

References

Dictyostega Wikipedia

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