Didissandra frutescens
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Didissandra |
| Species: | D. frutescens |
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| Didissandra frutescens | |
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Didissandra frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae.[1] It is native to Malaysia, and was first described in 1820.
Distribution
Didissandra frutescens is native to the wet tropical biome of Peninsular Malaysia (Penang and Perak).[1]
Taxonomy
The species was described by William Jack, as Didymocarpus frutescens, in 1820. In 1827, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel moved the species to Henckelia. In 1883, Charles Baron Clarke gave the species its current name.[1]
Description
Didissandra frutescens has broad, oblanceolate leaves, which are 24 centimetres (9.4 in) long, and 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Didissandra frutescens (Jack) C.B.Clarke". powo.science.kew.org. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ Candolle, Alphonse de; Candolle, Casimir de (1878). Monographiæ phanerogamarum : Prodromi nunc continuatio, nunc revisio (in Latin). Vol. 5. G. Masson. p. 67.