Dorstenia
Sign in to savethumb|right|Dorstenia contrajerva, the type species, by von Jacquin, 1793.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Dorstenia is referenced by 103 other articles, and connects out to Oman, plant and Carl Linnaeus.
Vinony files it under Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Dorstenia and Flora of Socotra.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyMoraceae
Appearance: A forest herb, like the preceding (Dorstenia mannii).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,298
- With media
- 707
- Family
- Moraceae
- Collections
- GH, ECOSUR, UJAT, CICY, INECOL, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Brasil, El Salvador
Wikidata facts
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- Dorstenia gigas 1.jpg
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- taxon name
- Dorstenia
- Commons category
- Dorstenia
- taxon common name
- 琉桑属
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Growth habit
- Reproductive structure and fruits
- Taxonomy
- Evolution
- Distribution and habitat
- Uses
- Species
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Dorstenia contrajerva, the type species, by von Jacquin, 1793.
Dorstenia is a genus within the mulberry family, Moraceae. Depending on the author, there are said to be 100 to 170 species within this genus, second only in number to the genus Ficus within Moraceae. Plants of the World Online currently accepts 122 species. Dorstenia species are mainly known for their unusual inflorescences and growth habits. Dorstenia is named in honor of the German physician and botanist Theodor Dorsten (1492–1552). The type species is Dorstenia contrajerva.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dorstenia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.