Sandwithia

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Aleuritideae
Subtribe: Grosserinae
Genus: Sandwithia
Lanj.

Sandwithia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1932. [1] [2] It is native to northern South America. [3] [4] It is dioecious. [5]

Species [3]
  1. Sandwithia guyanensis Lanj. - French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, N Brazil
  2. Sandwithia heterocalyx Secco - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil

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References

  1. Lanjouw, Joseph. 1932. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1932: 184
  2. Tropicos, Sandwithia Lanj.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  5. Van Welzen, Peter C.; Stuppy, Wolfgang (1999). "Phylogenetic Considerations of Euphorbiaceae Tribe Aleuritideae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 86 (4): 894–903. doi:10.2307/2666174. JSTOR   2666174.