2.8. 5. Diaspis Nied., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 314. 1892.

Type species.

Diaspis albida Nied.

Notes.

Diaspis comprises a single currently accepted species (no threatened species; Suppl. material 1) of liana endemic to the seasonally dry tropical forests of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, Africa (POWO 2024). For a taxonomic treatment of Diaspis, see Niedenzu (1928).