Diplospora is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, within the order Gentianales. It was published by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in his Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (volume 4, page 477) in 1830.
The genus is native to tropical and subtropical Asia. GBIF distribution records place its species across a broad arc of the region, including southern and southeastern China (Hainan, Tibet), Taiwan, Japan's Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu) islands, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaya, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka.
According to the GBIF backbone taxonomy, Diplospora comprises around 31 accepted species. Among these, Diplospora dubia is one of the better-documented members, having been photographed and recorded in Hong Kong's Shing Mun Country Park.
Distribution
Native to tropical and subtropical Asia, with recorded occurrences spanning southern and southeastern China, Taiwan, Japan's Nansei-shoto islands, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaya, Borneo, Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy Notes
Diplospora belongs to the family Rubiaceae (order Gentianales) and was published by A. P. de Candolle in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 4: 477 (1830). The GBIF backbone recognizes about 31 accepted species in the genus.
