Lythraceae
Diplusodon

Diplusodon punctatus Pohl

First published in Flora 10: 151 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Brazil. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil West-Central

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barbosa Cavalcanti, T. (2021). The genus Diplusodon (Lythraceae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 122: 1-516.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barbosa Cavalcanti, T. (2021). The genus Diplusodon (Lythraceae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 122: 1-516.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 24, 1992 Burchell [7659] Brazil K001076249 Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Pohl [946] Brazil K000528575 Type Yes
Pereira-Silva, G.; Pereira, J.B.; Ribeiro, K.S.; Lima, V.P. [5084] Brazil K001076248 Yes
Burchell [7684-2] Brazil K000528576 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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