Dimerostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It now includes all the species in the former genus Angelphytum as the two were merged in 2007.[2]

Dimerostemma
Dimerostemma grisebachii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ecliptinae
Genus: Dimerostemma
Cass.
Type species
Dimerostemma brasilianum
Synonyms[1]
  • Dimenostemma Steud.
  • Angelphytum G.M.Barroso

Most species occur in Brazil, with a few in Bolivia.[3]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Dimerostemma:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Moraes, M. D., et al. (2007). New combinations in Dimerostemma (Asteraceae - Heliantheae - Ecliptinae). Phytologia 89:1 115-20.
  3. ^ Moraes, M. D. and J. Semir. (2009). A revision of Brazilian Dimerostemma (Asteraceae, Heliantheae, Ecliptinae), with a new species and taxonomic adjustments. Brittonia 61:4 341.
  4. ^ "Dimerostemma Cass. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-07-17.