Diastema (plant)

Diastema is a genus of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae containing approximately 20 species ranging from Mexico to Bolivia and Venezuela.[1]

For other uses, see Diastema (disambiguation).

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, “1844”
Type species
Diastema racemiferum
Benth.
Species

See text

Species

Diastema contains at least 20 valid species as of 2013.[2]

  • Diastema affine Fritsch
  • Diastema comiferum (DC.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema eggersianum Fritsch
  • Diastema gymnoleuca Gilli
  • Diastema hispidum (DC.) Fritsch
  • Diastema incisum Benth.
  • Diastema kalbreyeri Fritsch
  • Diastema latiflora Rusby
  • Diastema lehmannii Regel
  • Diastema maculatum (Poepp.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema micranthum Donn.Sm.
  • Diastema purpurascens Rusby
  • Diastema racemiferum Benth.
  • Diastema rupestre Brandegee
  • Diastema scabrum (Poepp.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema sodiroanum Fritsch
  • Diastema tenerrimum (Poepp.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema urticifolium (Poepp.) Benth. ex Walp.
  • Diastema vexans H.E.Moore
  • Diastema weberbaueri Fitsch
  • Diastema williamsii Rusby

References
  1. Weber, A. & L.E. Skog (2007-01-05). "Diastema". The genera of Gesneriaceae. Basic information with illustration of selected species (2nd ed.).
  2. "Diastema". The Plant List Version 1.1. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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