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Erismanthus

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Erismanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Erismantheae
Genus: Erismanthus
Wall. ex Müll.Arg.
Type species
Erismanthus obliquus

Erismanthus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1866.[1][2] It is native to Southeast Asia and southern China.[3][4][5]

Species[3]
  1. Erismanthus obliquus Wall. ex Müll.Arg. - S Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
  2. Erismanthus sinensis Oliv. - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Hainan
formerly included

Erismanthus leembruggianus Boerl. & Koord., synonym of Moultonianthus leembruggianus (Boerl. & Koord.) Steenis

References

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  1. ^ Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1866. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2): 1138 in Latin
  2. ^ Tropicos
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. ^ Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 274 轴花木属 zhou hua mu shu Erismanthus Wallich ex Müller Argoviensis in A. Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1138. 1866.