''Dichapetalum'' is a genus in the plant family
Dichapetalaceae. The plants are tropical
lianas
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native mainly to tropical regions of
Africa
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,
Asia
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,
Malesia
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, the
West Indies
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,
Australia
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and
Latin America
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. Some species are known to be poisonous due to the presence of toxic
fluorinated
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compounds, such as
fluorooleic acid and
fluoroacetic acid and
dichapetalins, a unique class of
cytotoxic compounds that are only found within this genus.
Species
Accepted by The Plant List, :
The Plant List
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* '' Dichapetalum acuminatum'' De Wild.
* '' Dichapetalum affine'' (Planch. ex Benth.) Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum alaotrense'' Desc.
* '' Dichapetalum albidum'' A.Chev. ex Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum altescandens'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum angolense'' Chodat
* '' Dichapetalum arachnoideum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum arenarium'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum asplundeanum'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum axillare'' Woodson
* '' Dichapetalum bangii'' (Didr.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum barbatum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum barbosae'' Torre
* '' Dichapetalum barteri'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum beckii'' Fern.Casas
* '' Dichapetalum beilschmiedioides'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum bellum'' Breteler
*'' Dichapetalum berendinae''
* '' Dichapetalum bernalii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum bocageanum'' (Henr.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum bodyi'' De Wild.
* '' Dichapetalum bojeri'' (Tul.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum braunii'' Engl. & K.Krause
* '' Dichapetalum brenesii'' Standl.
* '' Dichapetalum bullatum'' Standl. & Steyerm.
* '' Dichapetalum chalotii'' Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum chlorinum'' (Tul.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum choristilum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum coelhoi'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum coelhoorum'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum congoense'' Engl. & Ruhland
* '' Dichapetalum crassifolium'' Chodat
* '' Dichapetalum cubense'' (Poepp.) M. Gómez
*'' Dichapetalum cymosum''
* '' Dichapetalum cymulosum'' (Oliv.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum deflexum'' (Klotzsch) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum dewevrei'' De Wild. & T.Durand
* '' Dichapetalum dewildei'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum dictyospermum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum donnell-smithii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum edule'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum eickii'' Ruhland
* '' Dichapetalum fadenii'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum filicaule'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum findouense'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum foreroi'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum froesii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum fructuosum'' Hiern
* '' Dichapetalum gabonense'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum gassitae'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum gelonioides'' (Roxb.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum geminostellatum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum gentryi'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum germainii'' Hauman
* '' Dichapetalum gilletii'' De Wild.
* '' Dichapetalum glomeratum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum grandifolium'' Ridl.
* '' Dichapetalum grayumii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum griffithii'' (Hook.f.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum hammelii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum helferianum'' (Kurz) Pierre
* '' Dichapetalum heudelotii'' (Planch. ex Oliv.) Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum inaequale'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum inopinatum'' Al.Rodr. & Kriebel
* '' Dichapetalum insigne'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum integripetalum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum klaineanum'' Brette
* '' Dichapetalum korupinum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum latifolium'' Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum laurocerasus'' (Hook.f.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum letouzeyi'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum leucocarpum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum leucosia'' (Spreng.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum librevillense'' Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum lindicum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum lofense'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum longipetalum'' (Turcz.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum lujae'' De Wild. & T.Durand
* '' Dichapetalum macrocarpum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum madagascariense''
* '' Dichapetalum mathisii'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum melanocladum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum mexicanum'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum minutiflorum'' Engl. & Ruhland
* '' Dichapetalum mombuttense'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum montanum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum moralesii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum morenoi'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum mossambicense'' (Klotzsch) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum mundense'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum neglectum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum nervatum'' Cuatrec.
* '' Dichapetalum nevermannianum'' Standl. & Valerio
* '' Dichapetalum nyangense'' Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum obanense'' (Baker f.) Hutch. & Dalziel
* '' Dichapetalum oblongum'' (Hook.f. ex Benth.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum odoratum'' Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum oliganthum'' Breteler
* ''Dichapetalum pallidum
''Dichapetalum'' is a genus in the plant family Dichapetalaceae. The plants are tropical lianas native mainly to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Malesia, the West Indies, Australia and Latin America. Some species are known to be poisonous due t ...
'' (Oliv.) Engl.
*'' Dichapetalum papuanum'' – Qld Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Is., Moluccas[
* '' Dichapetalum parvifolium'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum pauper'' Rizzini
* '' Dichapetalum pedicellatum'' K.Krause
* '' Dichapetalum pedunculatum'' (DC.) Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum petaloideum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum pierrei'' Pellegr.
* '' Dichapetalum platyphyllum'' Merr.
* '' Dichapetalum potamophilum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum prancei'' Fern.Casas
* '' Dichapetalum pulchrum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum rabiense'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum reliquum'' Kriebel & Al.Rodr.
* '' Dichapetalum reticulatum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum rhodesicum'' Sprague & Hutch.
* '' Dichapetalum rudatisii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum ruficeps'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum rufum'' (Tul.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum rugosum'' (Vahl) Prance
* '' Dichapetalum ruhlandii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum schulzii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum scorpioideum'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum sessiliflorum'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum setosum'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum sordidum'' (Hook.f.) Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum spruceanum'' Baill.
* '' Dichapetalum staminellatum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum staudtii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum steenisii'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum steyermarkii'' Prance
* '' Dichapetalum stipulatum'' J.F.Macbr.
* '' Dichapetalum stuhlmannii'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum sumbense'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum tenerum'' Leenh.
* '' Dichapetalum tenuifolium'' (King) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum tetrastachyum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum thollonii'' Pellegr.
*'' Dichapetalum timorense'' – SE Asia, Malesia, Qld Australia][
* '' Dichapetalum tomentosum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum toxicarium'' (G.Don) Baill.
* '']Dichapetalum tricapsulare
''Dichapetalum'' is a genus in the plant family Dichapetalaceae. The plants are tropical lianas native mainly to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Malesia, the West Indies, Australia and Latin America. Some species are known to be poisonous due t ...
'' (Blanco) Merr.
* '' Dichapetalum trichocephalum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum ugandense'' M.B.Moss
* '' Dichapetalum umbellatum'' Chodat
* '' Dichapetalum unguiculatum'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum virchowii'' (O.Hoffm. & Hildebr.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum vitiense'' (Seem.) Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum vondrozanum'' Desc.
* '' Dichapetalum witianum'' Breteler
* '' Dichapetalum zenkeri'' Engl.
* '' Dichapetalum zeylanicum'' Kosterm.
References
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