What is "dichorisandra"

Dichorisandra is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family ( Commelinaceae). It is found in the neotropics. The genus is characterised by its slightly zygomorphic flowers with large anthers usually releasing pollen by means of pores at the apex, as well as by its seeds that are embedded in a red or sometimes white aril, and tubers that often form at the tips of the roots. Both morphology and an analysis of DNA sequences indicate it is very closely related to the genus Siderasis.

1. Dichorisandra acaulis Cogn. - Bahia
2. Dichorisandra alba Seub. & Warm. - Minas Gerais
3. Dichorisandra amabilis J.R.Grant - southern Mexico, Central America
4. Dichorisandra angustifolia L.Linden & Rodigas - Ecuador
5. Dichorisandra begoniifolia Kunth - southern Brazil
6. Dichorisandra bonitana Philipson - Ecuador, Colombia
7. Dichorisandra conglomerata Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Bahia
8. Dichorisandra densiflora Ule - northwestern Brazil
9. Dichorisandra diederichsanae Steyerm. - Guyana, Venezuela
10. Dichorisandra fluminensis Brade - Rio de Janeiro
11. Dichorisandra foliosa Kunth - eastern Brazil
12. Dichorisandra gaudichaudiana Kunth - Brazil
13. Dichorisandra glaziovii Taub. - southern Brazil
14. Dichorisandra gracilis Nees & Mart - eastern Brazil
15. Dichorisandra hexandra (Aubl.) Standl. - widespread from southern Mexico to Argentina
16. Dichorisandra hirtella Mart. - eastern Brazil
17. Dichorisandra incurva Mart. - Brazil
18. Dichorisandra interrupta Mart. - eastern Brazil
19. Dichorisandra jardimii Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Bahia
20. Dichorisandra leonii Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Minas Gerais
21. Dichorisandra leucophthalmos Hook. - southern Brazil
22. Dichorisandra macrophylla Gleason - Minas Gerais
23. Dichorisandra micans C.B.Clarke - Minas Gerais
24. Dichorisandra mosaica Linden ex K.Koch - Peru
25. Dichorisandra neglecta Brade - Espírito Santo
26. Dichorisandra nutabilis Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Espírito Santo
27. Dichorisandra ordinatiflora Aona & Faden - Bahia
28. Dichorisandra oxypetala Hook. - southern Brazil
29. Dichorisandra paranaensis D.Maia, Cervi & Tardivo - Paraná
30. Dichorisandra penduliflora Kunth - eastern Brazil
31. Dichorisandra perforans C.B.Clarke - Brazil
32. Dichorisandra picta G.Lodd. - southern Brazil
33. Dichorisandra procera Mart. - eastern Brazil
34. Dichorisandra puberula Nees & Mart. - eastern Brazil
35. Dichorisandra pubescens Mart. - southeastern Brazil
36. Dichorisandra radicalis Nees & Mart. - Minas Gerais
37. Dichorisandra reginae (L.Linden & Rodigas) H.E.Moore - Peru
38. Dichorisandra rhizophya Mart. - eastern Brazil
39. Dichorisandra rupicola Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Minas Gerais
40. † Dichorisandra saundersii Hook.f. - Brazil but extinct
41. Dichorisandra tenuior Mart. - southern Brazil
42. Dichorisandra thyrsiflora J.C.Mikan - southeastern Brazil; naturalized in Peru + Java
43. Dichorisandra ulei J.F.Macbr. - Peru, Ecuador
44. Dichorisandra variegata Aona & Faden - Bahia
45. Dichorisandra velutina Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Espírito Santo
46. Dichorisandra villosula Mart. - Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia