Blumeodendron

Blumeodendron
Blumeodendron tokbrai specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Pycnocomeae
Subtribe:	Blumeodendrinae
Genus:	Blumeodendron (Müll.Arg.) Kurz
Synonyms [1]
Mallotus sect. BlumeodendronMüll. Arg.

Blumeodendron is a genus of dioecious trees of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1873. ^{[2] [1] [3] [4]} It is widespread across much of Southeast Asia and Papuasia. ^[5]

Species

Species accepted, as of March 2021, are:

• Blumeodendron borneense Pax & K.Hoffm. - Borneo & Peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
• Blumeodendron bullatum Airy Shaw - southwest Sarawak, Malaysia
• Blumeodendron endocarpum Ottens & Welzen - West Papua to Sulawesi
• Blumeodendron gesinus Ottens - Sabah, Malaysia
• Blumeodendron kurzii (Hook.f.) J.J.Sm. ex Koord. & Valeton - Philippines to Jawa to Myanmar
• Blumeodendron papuanum Pax & K.Hoffm. - New Guinea
• Blumeodendron philippinense Merr. & Rolfe - Luzon, Philippines
• Blumeodendron subrotundifolium (Elmer) Merr. - Philippines to Sumatera to Thailand
• Blumeodendron tokbrai (Blume) Kurz - Nicobar Is and Thailand to Maluku and Philippines

Formerly included: ^[5] moved to Paracroton

• B. muelleri - Paracroton pendulus

References

1. Tropicos, Blumeodendron (Müll. Arg.) Kurz
2. Kurz, Wilhelm Sulpiz. 1873. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 42(2): 245 in Latin
3. "Blumeodendron ". The Plant List. Version 1. 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
4. K. Chayamarit (27 February 2012). "Blumeodendron ". Flora of Thailand. Euphorbiaceae. National Herbarium of the Netherlands. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
5. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families