Spathiostemon

Spathiostemon is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1826.[2][3] It is native to Southeast Asia and Papuasia.[1][4][5]

Species[1]
  1. Spathiostemon javensis Blume - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, Sulawesi, Maluku, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
  2. Spathiostemon moniliformis Airy Shaw - S Thailand
formerly included[1]

Spathiostemon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Acalypheae
Subtribe: Lasiococcinae
Genus: Spathiostemon
Blume
Type species
Spathiostemon javensis
Synonyms[1]

Polydragma Hook.f.

transferred to other genera (Clonostylis, Homonoia)

  1. Spathiostemon forbesii - Clonostylis forbesii
  2. Spathiostemon salicinus - Homonoia riparia

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Blume, Carl (Karl) Ludwig von. 1826. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 12: 621-622 in Latin
  3. Tropicos
  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. van Welzen, P.C. & Chayamarit, K. (2007). Flora of Thailand 8(2): 305-592. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.


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