Daphnopsis is a plant genus in the family Thymelaeaceae. It includes 72 species native to the Neotropics.[1] They are shrubs and small trees with tubular or bell-shaped flowers.[2] Individuals are dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate trees.[3]

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
Mart. (1824)
Type species
Daphnopsis brasiliensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Bosca Vell. (1829)
  • Coleophora Miers (1851)
  • Hargasseria C.A.Mey. (1843)
  • Hyptiodaphne Urb. (1901)
  • Nordmannia Fisch. & C.A.Mey. (1843)

Species

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72 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Daphnopsis Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ Barringer, K., & Pruski, J. F. (2005). Two new cauliflorous species of Daphnopsis (Thymelaeaceae) from French Guiana and Surinam. Novon, 50–54.
  3. ^ 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.