''Dimetra'' is a plant genus in the family
Oleaceae
Oleaceae, also known as the olive family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales, It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct.Peter S. Green. 2004. "Oleaceae". pages 2 ...
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[Arthur Francis G. Kerr. 1938. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1938: 127] It contains the single species ''Dimetra craibiana'', native to Thailand and Laos.[ The genus and species were described in 1938 by the Irish botanist ]Arthur Francis George Kerr
Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) was an Irish medical doctor. He is known particularly now for his botanical work, which was important for the study of the flora of Thailand.
He encouraged other botanists to collect plant specimens in Tha ...
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References
Myxopyreae
Flora of Thailand
Flora of Laos
Plants described in 1938
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