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Dichorisandra

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|image = Dichorisandra thyrsiflora, RBGE 2009.jpg

|image_caption= Dichorisandra thyrsiflora growing at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

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|taxon = Dichorisandra

|authority = J.C.Mikan, 1820

|type_species = D. thyrsiflora

|type_species_authority = J.C.Mikan

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|synonyms =

  • Stickmannia Neck.
  • Petaloxis Raf.

}}

Dichorisandra is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family (Commelinaceae). It is found in the Neotropics.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=239371 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] The genus is characterised by its slightly zygomorphic flowers with large anthers usually releasing pollen by means of pores at the apex, as well as by its seeds that are embedded in a red or sometimes white aril, and tubers that often form at the tips of the roots.{{Citation| last =Faden| first =Robert B.| contribution =Commelinaceae| year =1998| title =The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants| editor-last =Kubitzki| editor-first =Klaus| volume =4| pages =109–128| place =Berlin| publisher =Springer| isbn=3-540-64061-4}} Both morphology and an analysis of DNA sequences indicate it is very closely related to the genus Siderasis.{{Citation| last =Evans| first =Timothy M.; Sytsma, Kenneth J.; Faden, Robert B.; Givnish, Thomas J.| title =Phylogenetic Relationships in the Commelinaceae: II. A Cladistic Analysis of rbcL Sequences and Morphology| volume =28| number=2| pages =270–292| journal =Systematic Botany| year = 2003| doi = 10.1043/0363-6445-28.2.270 | doi-broken-date =1 November 2024}}

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Category:Commelinaceae

Category:Commelinaceae genera