kingdom: Plantae >
subkingdom: Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown >
phylum: Tracheophyta >
class: Magnoliopsida >
order: Malvales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl >
family: Malvaceae Juss. >
subfamily: Brownlowioideae Burnett >
genus: Diplodiscus Turcz. >
Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Masbate, Ticao, Panay, Cebu, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao, Dinagat); Moluccas (Sula Arch.)