Diapensia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Diapensiaceae. Most of the species are found in the Himalayas. Diapensia lapponica has a high Arctic, circumpolar distribution.
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| Botanical illustration of Diapensia lapponica subsp. lapponica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Diapensiaceae |
| Genus: | Diapensia L.[1] |
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Species
editThe following species are recognised in the genus Diapensia:[2]
- Diapensia albida (W.E.Evans) J.F.Ye
- Diapensia himalaica Hook.f. & Thomson
- Diapensia lapponica L.
- Diapensia obovata (F.Schmidt) Nakai
- Diapensia purpurea Diels
- Diapensia wardii W.E.Evans
References
edit- ^ Sp. Pl. 1: 141. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 69. 1754
- ^ "Diapensia L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-22.