Dendrothrix

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Dendrothrix
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Hippomaneae
Subtribe: Hippomaninae
Genus: Dendrothrix
Esser

Dendrothrix is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1996. [1] [2] It is native to southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Species [3]
  1. Dendrothrix multiglandulosa Esser - Amazonas State in Venezuela
  2. Dendrothrix wurdackii Esser - Amazonas State in Brazil
  3. Dendrothrix yutajensis (Jabl.) Esser - Amazonas State in Brazil; Amazonas & Bolívar States in Venezuela

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References

  1. Esser, Hans-Joachim. 1996. Dendrothrix, a new generic concept in neotropical Euphorbiaceae. Novon 3(3): 245-251 in English with brief diagnoses in Latin
  2. Tropicos, Dendrothrix Esser
  3. 1 2 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. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  6. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.