Dichondra

Dichondra

Dichondra (D. Forst.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Convolvulaceae-Dichondreae, 1. Ordn. 5. Kl. L.; Arten: D. argentea, D. carolinensis u.a. in warmen Ländern.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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