''Dialypetalum'' is a genus of plants
endemic to
Madagascar. It differs from other
Lobelioideae in having regular (
actinomorphic) flowers with virtually free
petals, and in being
dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
. It contains the following species, accepted as of July 2014:
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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#''Dialypetalum compactum
''Dialypetalum'' is a genus of plants endemic to Madagascar. It differs from other Lobelioideae in having regular ( actinomorphic) flowers with virtually free petals, and in being dioecious. It contains the following species, accepted as of J ...
'' Zahlbr.
#''Dialypetalum floribundum
''Dialypetalum'' is a genus of plants endemic to Madagascar. It differs from other Lobelioideae in having regular ( actinomorphic) flowers with virtually free petals, and in being dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristi ...
'' Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker
#''Dialypetalum humbertianum
''Dialypetalum'' is a genus of plants endemic to Madagascar. It differs from other Lobelioideae in having regular ( actinomorphic) flowers with virtually free petals, and in being dioecious. It contains the following species, accepted as of J ...
'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler
#''Dialypetalum × hybridum
''Dialypetalum'' is a genus of plants endemic to Madagascar. It differs from other Lobelioideae in having regular ( actinomorphic) flowers with virtually free petals, and in being dioecious. It contains the following species, accepted as of J ...
'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler ''(D. compactum × D. floribundum)''
#'' Dialypetalum montanum'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler
#'' Dialypetalum stenopetalum'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler
References
External links
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Madagascar catalogue, Living Plant image, ''Dialypetalum floribundum''photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Madagascar in 1990, ''Dialypetalum montanum''
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Lobelioideae
Campanulaceae genera
Endemic flora of Madagascar