Sphyranthera
Appearance
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Sphyranthera | |
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Pl. 1702[1] Sphyranthera lutescens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Sphyranthereae Radcl.-Sm. |
Genus: | Sphyranthera Hook.f. |
Sphyranthera is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus of its tribe (Sphyranthereae). It was first described in 1887.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, politically part of India but geographically closer to Myanmar.
- Species
- Sphyranthera airyshawii Chakrab. & Vasudeva Rao - N Andaman Islands
- Sphyranthera lutescens (Kurz) Pax & K.Hoffm. - N Nicobar Islands + C Andaman Islands
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1887. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 18: plate 1702 description in Latin, commentary in English, illustrated with full-page line drawing
- ^ Tropicos, Sphyranthera Hook. f.