Spathiostemon
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Spathiostemon is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae comprising 2 species. One of them is endemic to Peninsular Thailand, the other one ranging throughout Malesia (from the Malay Peninsula to Papua New Guinea, though absent from Sumatra).
[edit] Synonyms
- Polydragma Hook.f.
[edit] Taxonomy note
It was thought that Clonostylis S.Moore was a synonym of Spathiostemon Blume. Clonostylis is now provisionally treated as a monotypic genus based on Clonostylis forbesii.
