Dichorisandra
Dichorisandra is a genus of perennial monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family. It is found in the Neotropics. The genus is characterised by its slightly zygomorphic flowers with large anthers usually releasing pollen by means of pores at the apex, as well as by its seeds that are embedded in a red or sometimes white aril, and tubers that often form at the tips of the roots. Both morphology and an analysis of DNA sequences indicate it is very closely related to the genus Siderasis.
; SpeciesDichorisandra acaulis Cogn. - BahiaDichorisandra alba Seub. & Warm. - Minas GeraisDichorisandra amabilis J.R.Grant - southern Mexico, Central AmericaDichorisandra angustifolia L.Linden & Rodigas - EcuadorDichorisandra begoniifolia Kunth - southern BrazilDichorisandra bonitana Philipson - Ecuador, ColombiaDichorisandra conglomerata Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - BahiaDichorisandra densiflora Ule - northwestern BrazilDichorisandra diederichsanae Steyerm. - Guyana, VenezuelaDichorisandra fluminensis Brade - Rio de JaneiroDichorisandra foliosa Kunth - eastern BrazilDichorisandra gaudichaudiana Kunth - BrazilDichorisandra glaziovii Taub. - southern BrazilDichorisandra gracilis Nees & Mart - eastern BrazilDichorisandra hexandra Standl. - widespread from southern Mexico to ArgentinaDichorisandra hirtella Mart. - eastern BrazilDichorisandra incurva Mart. - BrazilDichorisandra interrupta Mart. - eastern BrazilDichorisandra jardimii Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - BahiaDichorisandra leonii Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Minas GeraisDichorisandra leucophthalmos Hook. - southern BrazilDichorisandra macrophylla Gleason - Minas GeraisDichorisandra micans C.B.Clarke - Minas GeraisDichorisandra mosaica Linden ex K.Koch - PeruDichorisandra neglecta Brade - Espírito SantoDichorisandra nutabilis Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Espírito SantoDichorisandra ordinatiflora Aona & Faden - BahiaDichorisandra oxypetala Hook. - southern BrazilDichorisandra paranaensis D.Maia, Cervi & Tardivo - ParanáDichorisandra penduliflora Kunth - eastern BrazilDichorisandra perforans C.B.Clarke - BrazilDichorisandra picta G.Lodd. - southern BrazilDichorisandra procera Mart. - eastern BrazilDichorisandra puberula Nees & Mart. - eastern BrazilDichorisandra pubescens Mart. - southeastern BrazilDichorisandra radicalis Nees & Mart. - Minas GeraisDichorisandra reginae H.E.Moore - PeruDichorisandra rhizophya Mart. - eastern BrazilDichorisandra rupicola Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Minas Gerais
- †Dichorisandra saundersii Hook.f. - Brazil but extinctDichorisandra tenuior Mart. - southern BrazilDichorisandra thyrsiflora J.C.Mikan - southeastern Brazil; naturalized in Peru + JavaDichorisandra ulei J.F.Macbr. - Peru, EcuadorDichorisandra variegata Aona & Faden - BahiaDichorisandra velutina Aona & M.C.E.Amaral - Espírito SantoDichorisandra villosula Mart. - Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia