Dialypetalum Explained

Dialypetalum is a genus of plants endemic to Madagascar. It differs from other Lobelioideae in that it has regular (actinomorphic) flowers with virtually free petals, and is dioecious. It contains the following species, accepted as of July 2014:^[1]

1. Dialypetalum compactum Zahlbr.
2. Dialypetalum floribundum Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker
3. Dialypetalum humbertianum E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler
4. Dialypetalum × hybridum E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (D. compactum × D. floribundum)
5. Dialypetalum montanum E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler
6. Dialypetalum stenopetalum E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler

External links

• • Madagascar catalogue, Living Plant image, Dialypetalum floribundum
• photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Madagascar in 1990, Dialypetalum montanum

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=368797 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families