''Diapensia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s of the family
Diapensiaceae
Diapensiaceae is a small family of flowering plants, which includes 15 species in 6 genera. The genera include '' Berneuxia'' Decne. (1 species), '' Diapensia'' L. (5 species), '' Galax'' Sims (1 species), '' Pyxidanthera'' Michx. (2 species), '' ...
. Most of the species are found in the Himalayas. ''Diapensia lapponica'' has a high Arctic, circumpolar distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Diapensia'':
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Diapensia albida''
(W.E.Evans) J.F.Ye
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Diapensia himalaica''
Hook.f. & Thomson
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Diapensia lapponica
''Diapensia lapponica'', the pincushion plant, is a plant in the family Diapensiaceae, the only circumboreal species in the genus '' Diapensia'', the others being mainly in the Himalaya and on mountains in southwestern China. This species likely ...
''
L.
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Diapensia obovata ''
(F.Schmidt) Nakai
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Diapensia purpurea
''Diapensia'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Diapensiaceae. Most of the species are found in the Himalayas. ''Diapensia lapponica'' has a high Arctic, circumpolar distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the ...
''
Diels
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Diapensia wardii''
W.E.Evans
References
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Diapensiaceae
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Ericales genera