Dimerandra
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Dimerandra, abbreviated Dmd. in the horticultural trade, is a genus
of flowering plant
s from the orchid family, Orchidaceae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s from the orchid family, Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...
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Species
Kew, in its World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, has accepted nine species in this genus:- Dmd. buenaventurae Kraenzl. Siegerist (1986)
- Dmd. carnosiflora Siegerist (1986)
- Dmd. elegans (FockeFocke-Companies:* Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG, a German manufacturer of civil and military aircraft during World War II* Focke and Co, a worldwide manufacturer of packaging equipment and systemsNot to be confused with:-People:...
) Siegerist (1986) - Dmd. emarginata (G.Mey.) Hoehne (1934) 2n = 40
- Dmd. latipetala Siegerist. (1986)
- Dmd. rimbachii (Schltr.) Schltr. (1922)
- Dmd. stenopetala (Hook.) Schltr.. (1922) 2n = 40
- Dmd. taraoitaba DodsonDodson-United States:* Dodson, Louisiana* Dodson, Montana* Dodson, Ohio* Dodson, Texas* Dodson Township, Highland County, Ohio-People:* Antoine Dodson, an American interviewee turned internet sensation* Betty Dodson, an American sex educator...
& D.E.Benn. (1989) - Dmd. tenuicaulis (Rchb.f.) Siegerist (1986)