Erismanthus

Erismanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Erismantheae
Genus: Erismanthus
Wall. ex Müll.Arg.
Type species
Erismanthus obliquus
Wall. ex Müll.Arg.

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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