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Dilobeia

Dilobeia is a genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar and contains two recognised species. It is most closely related to the genera Cenarrhenes (Tasmania) and Beaupreopsis.

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Dilobeia
Dilobeia thouarsii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Proteoideae
Genus: Dilobeia
Thouars, 1806
Species

Dilobeia is a genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar and contains two recognised species.1 It is most closely related to the genera Cenarrhenes (Tasmania) and Beaupreopsis (New Caledonia).2

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References

  1. "Dilobeia Thouars". Madagascar Catalogue. eFloras. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  2. Sauquet, H., P. H. Weston, C. J. Anderson, N. P. Barker, D. J. Cantrill, A. R. Mast, and Savolainen, V. (2009). Contrasted Patterns of Hyperdiversifaction in Mediterranean Hotspots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 106 (1): 221–25.
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