Dicella Explained

Dicella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

The genus includes seven species, assigned to two sections.

Section Dicella

• Dicella bracteosa (Adr. Juss.) Griseb.
• Dicella nucifera Chodat - found in southeastern Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Argentina

Section Macropterys

• Dicella aciculifera W. R. Anderson - known only from Costa Rica
• Dicella conwayi Rusby
• Dicella julianii (J. F. Macbr.) W. R. Anderson
• Dicella macroptera Adr. Juss.
• Dicella oliveirae M. W. Chase - all of South America from Colombia to about 19°S.

External links

• Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
• Dicella
• Chase, M. W. 1981. A revision of Dicella (Malpighiaceae). Systematic Botany 6: 159–171.
• Anderson, W. R. 1997. Notes on neotropical Malpighiaceae-VI. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 21: 37–84.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dicella Griseb. . . n.d. . Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . May 19, 2024.
2. Web site: Dicella Griseb. . . n.d. . Catalogue of Life . Species 2000 . May 19, 2024.