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Dionycha (plant)

genus of plants

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 30, 2023
Entity authorityQ17437882 ↗
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Dionycha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. It includes three species endemic to Madagascar.

Dionycha boinensis H.Perrier

Dionycha bojerii Naudin

Dionycha triangularis Jum.

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The public source identifies “Dionycha (plant)” as genus of plants. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Dionycha, plant and genus.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current 27-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Dionycha, plant and genus providing the first useful test.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 30, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q17437882. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Dionycha (plant)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.