Diplectria

Diplectria
Diplectria divaricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Subfamily: Melastomatoideae
Tribe: Dissochaeteae
Genus: Diplectria
(Blume) Rchb.
Synonyms
  • Anplectrum A.Gray
  • Aplectrum Blume
  • Backeria Bakh.f.

Diplectria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, erected by Ludwig Reichenbach in 1841. Some species, including the type D. divaricata, have also been placed previously in Melastoma and Dissochaeta; they are native to Indochina, Hainan, Malesia, through to New Guinea.

Species

As of October 2026, Plants of the World Online accepts seven species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Diplectria (Blume) Rchb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Reichenbach HGL (1841) Der deutsche Botaniker. Erster Band. Das Herbarienbuch. Erklärung des natürlichen Pflanzensystems, systematische Aufzählung, Synonymik und Register der bis jetzt bekannten Pflanzengattungen. 240 pp. [p. 174] Dresden & Leipzig: Arnoldische Buchhandlung.