Dicella

Dicella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae.

Species

The genus includes seven species, assigned to two sections.

Section Dicella

• Dicella bracteosa <small>(Adr. Juss.) Griseb.</small>
• Dicella nucifera <small>Chodat</small> - found in southeastern Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Argentina

Section Macropterys

• Dicella aciculifera <small>W. R. Anderson</small> - known only from Costa Rica
• Dicella conwayi <small>Rusby</small>
• Dicella julianii <small>(J. F. Macbr.) W. R. Anderson</small>
• Dicella macroptera <small>Adr. Juss.</small>
• Dicella oliveirae <small>M. W. Chase</small> - all of South America from Colombia to about 19°S.

References

External links

• Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
• Dicella
• Chase, M. W. 1981. A revision of Dicella (Malpighiaceae). Systematic Botany 6: 159–171.
• Anderson, W. R. 1997. Notes on neotropical Malpighiaceae-VI. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 21: 37–84.