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Didissandra ternata

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Didissandra ternata
Preserved specimen of Didissandra ternata, consisting of a stem with brown leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Didissandra
Species:
D. ternata
Binomial name
Didissandra ternata
(Miq.) A.Weber & B.L.Burtt
Synonyms[1]
  • Didymocarpus ternatus Miq.
  • Roettlera ternata (Miq.) Kuntze

Didissandra ternata is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is a subshrub.[1]

The species is native to Sumatra, and was first described in 1861.

Distribution

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Didissandra ternata is native to the wet tropical biome of northern Sumatra.[1]

Taxonomy

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Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel described the species in 1861, as Didymocarpus ternatus. In 1891, Otto Kuntze transferred the species to the genus Roettlera.[1] In 1998, Anton Weber and Brian Laurence Burtt transferred the species to the genus Didissandra.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Didissandra ternata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
  2. "Didissandra ternata (Miq.) A.Weber & B.L.Burtt". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens.