Dilobeia is a genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar and contains two recognised species.[1] It is most closely related to the genera Cenarrhenes (Tasmania) and Beaupreopsis (New Caledonia).[2]

Dilobeia
Dilobeia thouarsii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Proteoideae
Genus: Dilobeia
Thouars, 1806
Species

References

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  1. ^ "Dilobeia Thouars". Madagascar Catalogue. eFloras. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  2. ^ Sauquet, H., P. H. Weston, C. J. Anderson, N. P. Barker, D. J. Cantrill, A. R. Mast, and Savolainen, V. (2009). Contrasted Patterns of Hyperdiversifaction in Mediterranean Hotspots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 106 (1): 221–25.
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