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Diastema (plant)

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Diastema
Diastema affine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Diastema
Benth. (1845)
Type species
Diastema racemiferum
Benth.
Species[1]

20; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Diastemation Müll.Berol. (1858)
  • Diastemella Oerst. (1861)

Diastema is a genus of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae containing approximately 20 species ranging from Mexico to Bolivia and Venezuela.[2]

Species

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20 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Diastema Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ Weber, A. & L.E. Skog (2007-01-05). "Diastema". The genera of Gesneriaceae. Basic information with illustration of selected species (2nd ed.).