Diapensia
Botanical illustration of Diapensia lapponica subsp. lapponica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Diapensiaceae
Genus: Diapensia
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Species

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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.

Species

The 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

  1. Sp. Pl. 1: 141. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 69. 1754
  2. "Diapensia L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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