Diplectria
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| Diplectria | |
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| Diplectria divaricata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Subfamily: | Melastomatoideae |
| Tribe: | Dissochaeteae |
| Genus: | Diplectria (Blume) Rchb. |
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Diplectria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, erected by Ludwig Reichenbach in 1841.[2] Some species, including the type D. divaricata, have also been placed previously in Melastoma and Dissochaeta; they are native to Indochina, Hainan, Malesia, and New Guinea.[1]