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Dioicodendron

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Dioicodendron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Dialypetalantheae
Genus: Dioicodendron
Steyerm.
Species:
D. dioicum
Binomial name
Dioicodendron dioicum
Synonyms

Dioicodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Dioicodendron dioicum, which is found from western South America to northwestern Venezuela.[1]

Some authors recognize a second species, Dioicodendron cuatrecasasii.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Dioicodendron in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ^ Dioicodendron. Selected Rubiaceae Tribes and Genera. Tropicos.