Dalzellia
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| Dalzellia | |
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| Dalzellia ceylanica | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Podostemaceae |
| Subfamily: | Tristichoideae |
| Genus: | Dalzellia Wight (1852) |
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Dalzellia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1]
Its native range is India and Sri Lanka, Indo-China (Thailand and Laos), and southeastern China.[1]
Its genus name is in honour of Nicol Alexander Dalzell (1817–1878), a Scottish botanist.[2] It was named in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. Vol.5 on page 34 in 1852.[1]