Dicoelia is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1879.[1][2][3] It is native to Borneo and Sumatra.[4][5]

Dicoelia
Dicoelia affinis (now Dicoelia beccariana) botanical drawing, 1918
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Wielandieae
Subtribe: Wielandiinae
Genus: Dicoelia
Benth.
Type species
Dicoelia beccariana
Species[4]
  1. Dicoelia beccariana Benth. - Borneo
  2. Dicoelia sumatrana Welzen - Sumatra

References

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  1. ^ Bentham, George. 1879. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 13: 70. description in Latin, footnotes in English
  2. ^ Bentham, George. 1879. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 13:plate 1289 line drawing
  3. ^ Tropicos
  4. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.