Spathiostemon
Spathiostemon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Acalypheae |
Subtribe: | Lasiococcinae |
Genus: | Spathiostemon Blume |
Type species | |
Spathiostemon javensis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Polydragma Hook.f. |
Spathiostemon is a genus of trees in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is native to the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Wallacea and Southeast Asia.[1][2][3] The trees grow between 10 and 20m tall, often in secondary forest.[4] The wood is sometimes used.
Description
The two species occur as trees or shrubs up to 20m tall.
History
Carl Ludwig Blume, botanist, was born in Braunschweig, but mainly worked in the Netherlands and the Netherlands East Indies. He first described Spathiostemon as a genus in 1826 in the journal Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie.[6][7]
Species[1]
- Spathiostemon javensis Blume - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Maluku, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sulawesi, Philippines, Jawa, Borneo, and Peninsular Malaysia
- Spathiostemon moniliformis Airy Shaw - Southern Thailand
Formerly included
- Spathiostemon forbesii (Clonostylis forbesii S.Moore[8]
- Spathiostemon salicinus (Hassk.) Hassk. - Homonoia riparia Lour.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Spathiostemon Blume". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ van Welzen, P.C. & Chayamarit, K. (2007). Flora of Thailand 8(2): 305-592. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
- ^ a b van Welzen, P.C. "Malesian Euphorbiaceae Descriptions: 93. SPATHIOSTEMON (Euphorbiaceae)". Flora Malesiana. Nationaal Herbarium.Netherlands. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Key to the Families and Genera of Euphorbiaceae and allied families". Flora Malesiana. Nationaal Herbarium, Netherlands. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Spathiostemon Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 12: 621 (1826)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Blume, Carl (Karl) Ludwig von. 1826. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 12: 621-622 in Latin
- ^ "Spathiostemon forbesii (S.Moore) Airy Shaw". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Spathiostemon salicinus (Hassk.) Hassk". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 January 2021.