Daphnopsis is a plant genus in the family Thymelaeaceae. There are 50 to 65 species distributed in the Neotropics. They are shrubs and small trees with tubular or bell-shaped flowers.[1] Individuals are dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate trees.[2]

Daphnopsis
Daphnopsis racemosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Subfamily: Thymelaeoideae
Genus: Daphnopsis
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Type species
Daphnopsis brasiliensis
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The Plant List[3] accepts the following species:

References edit

  1. ^ Barringer, K., & Pruski, J. F. (2005). Two new cauliflorous species of Daphnopsis (Thymelaeaceae) from French Guiana and Surinam. Novon, 50–54.
  2. ^ Nevling, Lorin I. (1959). "A Revision of the Genus Daphnopsis". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 46 (4): 257–358. doi:10.2307/2394630. JSTOR 2394630.
  3. ^ Daphnopsis. The Plant List.