Erismanthus

Erismanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	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 leembruggianusBoerl. & Koord., synonym of Moultonianthus leembruggianus (Boerl. & Koord.) Steenis

References

1. Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1866. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2): 1138 in Latin
2. Tropicos
3. 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. Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 274 轴花木属 zhou hua mu shu Erismanthus Wallich ex Müller Argoviensis in A. Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1138. 1866.