''Dimerostemma'' is a

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of flowering plants in the family

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. It now includes all the species in the former genus ''Angelphytum'' as the two were merged in 2007.Moraes, M. D., et al. (2007)
New combinations in ''Dimerostemma'' (Asteraceae - Heliantheae - Ecliptinae).
''Phytologia'' 89:1 115-20. Most species occur in

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, with a few in

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.Moraes, M. D. and J. Semir. (2009)
A revision of Brazilian ''Dimerostemma'' (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Ecliptinae), with a new species and taxonomic adjustments.
''Brittonia'' 61:4 341. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
/ref> * '' Dimerostemma annuum'' (Hassl.) H.Rob. - Mato Grosso do Sul, Peru, Paraguay * '' Dimerostemma asperatum'' S.F.Blake - Brasilia, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Rondônia, Bolivia * '' Dimerostemma bahiense'' (H.Rob.) M.D.Moraes - Bahia * '' Dimerostemma bishopii'' H.Rob. - west-central Brazil * '' Dimerostemma brasilianum'' Cass. - Brasilia, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Bolivia * '' Dimerostemma goyazense'' (Gardner) M.D.Moraes - Goiás, Minas Gerais * '' Dimerostemma herzogii'' (Hassl.) M.D.Moraes - Bolivia * '' Dimerostemma humboldtianum'' (Gardner) H.Rob. - Brasilia, Goiás, Minas Gerais * '' Dimerostemma lippioides'' (Baker) S.F.Blake - Brasilia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Bahia * '' Dimerostemma oblongum'' (Gardner) M.D.Moraes - Minas Gerais * '' Dimerostemma reitzii'' (H.Rob.) M.D.Moraes - Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Santa Catarina * '' Dimerostemma retifolium'' (Sch.Bip. ex Baker) S.F.Blake - Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul * '' Dimerostemma vestitum'' (Baker) S.F.Blake - Brasilia, Goiás, Minas Gerais * '' Dimerostemma virgosum'' H.Rob. - Mato Grosso do Sul

References

Asteraceae genera Heliantheae Flora of South America {{Heliantheae-stub