Dictyospermum

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Commelinaless

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Commelineae
Genus: Dictyospermum
Species: D. conspicuum – D. humile – D. montanum – D. ovalifolium – D. ovatum
Name

Dictyospermum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 29 (1853)

Type species: Dictyospermum montanum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: t. 2069 (1853)

References

Wight, R. (1853) Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 6: 29. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Dictyospermum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Aug 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Dictyospermum. Published online. Accessed: Aug 29 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Dictyospermum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Aug 29.

Dictyospermum is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family, first described in 1853. It is native to Tropical Asia.[1] They have only three fertile stamens, middle one inserted opposite petal.

Species

Dictyospermum conspicuum (Blume) Hassk. - from Southern China to Southeast Asia
Dictyospermum humile Faden - New Guinea
Dictyospermum montanum Benth. - India + Sri Lanka
Dictyospermum ovalifolium Benth. - India
Dictyospermum ovatum Benth. - from India to Southeast Asia

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families