''Dichapetalum'' is a genus in the plant family
Dichapetalaceae
Dichapetalaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 3 genera and about 170 species.Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/ Members of this family are ...
. The plants are tropical
lianas
A liana is a long- stemmed, woody vine that is rooted in the soil at ground level and uses trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in search of direct sunlight. The word ''liana'' does not refer to a ta ...
native mainly to tropical regions of
Africa
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,
Asia
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,
Malesia
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, the
West Indies
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,
Australia
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and
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
. Some species are known to be poisonous due to the presence of toxic
fluorinated
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compounds such as
fluorocarboxylic acid and
dichapetalins, a unique class of
cytotoxic compounds that are only found within this genus.
Species
Accepted by The Plant List, :
The Plant List
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* '' Dichapetalum acuminatum'' De Wild.
* '' Dichapetalum affine'' (Planch. ex Benth.) Breteler
* ''Dichapetalum alaotrense
''Dichapetalum'' is a genus in the plant family Dichapetalaceae. The plants are tropical lianas native mainly to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Malesia, the West Indies, Australia and Latin America. Some species are known to be poisonous due t ...
'' Desc.
* '' Dichapetalum albidum'' A.Chev. ex Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum altescandens'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum angolense'' Chodat
* '' Dichapetalum arachnoideum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum arenarium'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum asplundeanum'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum axillare'' Woodson
* '' Dichapetalum bangii'' (Didr.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum barbatum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum barbosae'' Torre
* '' Dichapetalum barteri'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum beckii'' Fern.Casas
* ''Dichapetalum beilschmiedioides
''Dichapetalum'' is a genus in the plant family Dichapetalaceae. The plants are tropical lianas native mainly to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Malesia, the West Indies, Australia and Latin America. Some species are known to be poisonous due t ...
'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum bellum'' Breteler
*'' Dichapetalum berendinae''
* '' Dichapetalum bernalii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum bocageanum'' (Henr.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum bodyi'' De Wild.
* '' Dichapetalum bojeri'' (Tul.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum braunii'' Engl. & K.Krause
* '' Dichapetalum brenesii'' Standl.
* '' Dichapetalum bullatum'' Standl. & Steyerm.
* '' Dichapetalum chalotii'' Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum chlorinum'' (Tul.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum choristilum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum coelhoi'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum coelhoorum'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum congoense'' Engl. & Ruhland
* '' Dichapetalum crassifolium'' Chodat
* '' Dichapetalum cubense'' (Poepp.) M. Gómez
*''Dichapetalum cymosum
''Dichapetalum cymosum'', commonly known as gifblaar from Afrikaans, or occasionally by its English translation, poison leaf, is a small prostrate shrub occurring in northern parts of Southern Africa in the family Dichapetalaceae. It is nota ...
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* '' Dichapetalum cymulosum'' (Oliv.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum deflexum'' (Klotzsch) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum dewevrei'' De Wild. & T.Durand
* '' Dichapetalum dewildei'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum dictyospermum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum donnell-smithii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum edule'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum eickii'' Ruhland
* '' Dichapetalum fadenii'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum filicaule'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum findouense'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum foreroi'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum froesii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum fructuosum'' Hiern
* '' Dichapetalum gabonense'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum gassitae'' Breteler
* ''Dichapetalum gelonioides
''Dichapetalum gelonioides'', the gelonium poison-leaf, is a large shrub or small semi-evergreen tree, up to 5 m tall, originally described from Indo-Malaysian region.
References
Biologically active dichapetalins from Dichapetalum gelonioides. '' (Roxb.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum geminostellatum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum gentryi'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum germainii'' Hauman
* '' Dichapetalum gilletii'' De Wild.
* '' Dichapetalum glomeratum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum grandifolium'' Ridl.
* '' Dichapetalum grayumii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum griffithii'' (Hook.f.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum hammelii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum helferianum'' (Kurz) Pierre
* '' Dichapetalum heudelotii'' (Planch. ex Oliv.) Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum inaequale'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum inopinatum'' Al.Rodr. & Kriebel
* '' Dichapetalum insigne'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum integripetalum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum klaineanum'' Brette
* '' Dichapetalum korupinum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum latifolium'' Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum laurocerasus'' (Hook.f.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum letouzeyi'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum leucocarpum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum leucosia'' (Spreng.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum librevillense'' Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum lindicum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum lofense'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum longipetalum'' (Turcz.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum lujae'' De Wild. & T.Durand
* '' Dichapetalum macrocarpum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum madagascariense''
* '' Dichapetalum mathisii'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum melanocladum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum mexicanum'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum minutiflorum'' Engl. & Ruhland
* '' Dichapetalum mombuttense'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum montanum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum moralesii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum morenoi'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum mossambicense'' (Klotzsch) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum mundense'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum neglectum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum nervatum'' Cuatrec.
* '' Dichapetalum nevermannianum'' Standl. & Valerio
* '' Dichapetalum nyangense'' Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum obanense'' (Baker f.) Hutch. & Dalziel
* '' Dichapetalum oblongum'' (Hook.f. ex Benth.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum odoratum'' Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum oliganthum'' Breteler
* ''Dichapetalum pallidum
''Dichapetalum'' is a genus in the plant family Dichapetalaceae. The plants are tropical lianas native mainly to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Malesia, the West Indies, Australia and Latin America. Some species are known to be poisonous due t ...
'' (Oliv.) Engl.
*'' Dichapetalum papuanum'' – Qld Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Is., Moluccas[
* '' Dichapetalum parvifolium'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum pauper'' Rizzini
* '' Dichapetalum pedicellatum'' K.Krause
* '' Dichapetalum pedunculatum'' (DC.) Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum petaloideum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum pierrei'' Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum platyphyllum'' Merr.
* '' Dichapetalum potamophilum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum prancei'' Fern.Casas
* '' Dichapetalum pulchrum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum rabiense'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum reliquum'' Kriebel & Al.Rodr.
* '' Dichapetalum reticulatum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum rhodesicum'' Sprague & Hutch.
* '' Dichapetalum rudatisii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum ruficeps'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum rufum'' (Tul.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum rugosum'' (Vahl) Prance
* '' Dichapetalum ruhlandii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum schulzii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum scorpioideum'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum sessiliflorum'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum setosum'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum sordidum'' (Hook.f.) Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum spruceanum'' Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum staminellatum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum staudtii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum steenisii'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum steyermarkii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum stipulatum'' J.F.Macbr.
* '' Dichapetalum stuhlmannii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum sumbense'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum tenerum'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum tenuifolium'' (King) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum tetrastachyum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum thollonii'' Pellegr.
*'' Dichapetalum timorense'' – SE Asia, Malesia, Qld Australia][
* '' Dichapetalum tomentosum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum toxicarium'' (G.Don) Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum tricapsulare'' (Blanco) Merr.
* '' Dichapetalum trichocephalum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum ugandense'' M.B.Moss
* '' Dichapetalum umbellatum'' Chodat
* '' Dichapetalum unguiculatum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum virchowii'' (O.Hoffm. & Hildebr.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum vitiense'' (Seem.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum vondrozanum'' Desc.
* '' Dichapetalum witianum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum zenkeri'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum zeylanicum'' Kosterm.
]
References
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