Scutinanthe | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Burseraceae |
Genus: | Scutinanthe Thwaites |
Scutinanthe is a genus of plants in family Burseraceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
The Burseraceae are a moderate-sized family of 17-19 genera and about 540 species of flowering plants. The actual numbers differ according to the time period in which a given source is written describing this family. The Burseraceae are also known as the torchwood family, the frankincense and myrrh family, or simply the incense tree family. The family includes both trees and shrubs, and is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia. Australasia, and the Americas.
Scutinanthe brunnea is a species of plant in the Burseraceae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka.