Didymocheton is a genus of flowering plants in the family Meliaceae. It includes 41 species which range from eastern India through Indochina and southern China to Malesia, Papuasia, eastern Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

Didymocheton
Kohekohe (Didymocheton spectabilis)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Subfamily: Melioideae
Genus: Didymocheton
Blume (1825)
Type species
Didymocheton nutans
Species[1]

41; see text

Synonyms[1]

The genus was first named by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1825.[1] Most of the species currently accepted were, until recently, included in genus Dysoxylum. A genetic study published in 2021 found that Dysoxylum is polyphyletic, and Didymocheton was revived and re-circumscribed.[2]

Species

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41 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Didymocheton". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Holzmeyer, L., Hauenschild, F., Mabberley, D.J. and Muellner-Riehl, A.N. (2021), Confirmed polyphyly, generic recircumscription and typification of Dysoxylum (Meliaceae), with revised disposition of currently accepted species. TAXON, 70: 1248-1272. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12591