Deidamia (plant)

Deidamia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Passifloraceae native to the Comoros and Madagascar.[1]

Deidamia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Passifloraceae
Genus:Deidamia
Noronha ex Thouars[1]
Species[1]
  • Deidamia alata Thouars
  • Deidamia commersoniana DC.
  • Deidamia thompsoniana DC.
Deidamia is native to the Comoros and Madagascar[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Octerium Salisb.
  • Thompsonia R.Br.

Taxonomy

Publication

The genus Deidamia Noronha ex Thouars was first named by Francisco Noronha, but only later validly published by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars in 1808.[1]

Species

It includes three species:[1]

  • Deidamia alata Thouars
  • Deidamia commersoniana DC.
  • Deidamia thompsoniana DC.

Distribution

It only occurs in the Comoros and Madagascar.[1]

References