Sandwithia
| Sandwithia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Aleuritideae |
| Subtribe: | Grosserinae |
| Genus: | Sandwithia Lanj. |
Sandwithia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1932.[1][2] It is native to northern South America.[3][4] It is dioecious.[5] The genus is named in honour of the botanist Noel Yvri Sandwith.[1]
- Species[3]
- Sandwithia guyanensis Lanj. - French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, N Brazil
- Sandwithia heterocalyx Secco - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lanjouw, J. (1932). "Contributions to the Flora of Tropical America: XI". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens, Kew). 1932 (4): 187. doi:10.2307/4118526. JSTOR 4118526.
- ↑ Tropicos, Sandwithia Lanj.
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- ↑ Van Welzen, Peter C.; Stuppy, Wolfgang (1999). "Phylogenetic Considerations of Euphorbiaceae Tribe Aleuritideae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 86 (4): 894–903. doi:10.2307/2666174. JSTOR 2666174.
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