Dendropemon (Blume) Rchb.

First published in Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 73 (1841)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Caribbean.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Small parasitic shrubs with coriaceous or somewhat fleshy, mostly flat leaves, and small bracteolate flowers in simple axillary racemes, the bracteoles connate, cupulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Receptacle-rim produced into a truncate or 4–6-toothed calyculus
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla of usually 5 or 6 free petals, these usually small
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens short, borne at the base of the petals; anthers dorsifixed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style relatively short, with a terminal stigma which in some species is the same diameter as the style, in others more or less capitate.
Distribution
A primarily West Indian genus of about 15 species.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0