Dupineta is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Melastomataceae.[1]

Dupineta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Dupineta
Raf.

Its native range is tropical Africa, and found in the countries of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zaïre.[1]

The genus name of Dupineta is in honour of Antoine du Pinet (1515–1584), French writer from Lyon,[2] and was first published in Sylva Tellur on page 101 in 1838.[1]

Known species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Dupineta Raf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.