Didissandra ternata

Didissandra ternata
Preserved specimen of Didissandra ternata, consisting of a stem with brown leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Didissandra
Species:
D. ternata
Binomial name
Didissandra ternata
(Miq.) A.Weber & B.L.Burtt
Synonyms
  • Didymocarpus ternatus Miq.
  • Roettlera ternata (Miq.) Kuntze

Didissandra ternata is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is a subshrub.

The species is native to Sumatra, and was first described in 1861.

Distribution

Didissandra ternata is native to the wet tropical biome of northern Sumatra.

Taxonomy

Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel described the species in 1861, as Didymocarpus ternatus. In 1891, Otto Kuntze transferred the species to the genus Roettlera. In 1998, Anton Weber and Brian Laurence Burtt transferred the species to the genus Didissandra.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Didissandra ternata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Didissandra ternata (Miq.) A.Weber & B.L.Burtt". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.