Kairothamnus

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Kairothamnus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Tribe: Caletieae
Subtribe: Pseudanthinae
Genus: Kairothamnus
Airy Shaw
Species:
K. phyllanthoides
Binomial name
Kairothamnus phyllanthoides
(Airy Shaw) Airy Shaw
Synonyms [2]
  • Austrobuxus phyllanthoidesAiry Shaw

Kairothamnus is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1980. [3] [4] The only known species is Kairothamnus phyllanthoides, endemic to Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kipiro, W.; Jimbo, T. (2020). "Kairothamnus phyllanthoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T142860650A143764204. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T142860650A143764204.en . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Kairothamnus phyllanthoides (Airy Shaw) Airy Shaw". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1980. Kew Bulletin 34: 596
  4. Tropicos Kairothamnus Airy Shaw