Dendrothrix

Dendrothrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Hippomaneae
Subtribe: Hippomaninae
Genus: Dendrothrix
Esser

Dendrothrix is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1996.[1][2] It is native to southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil.[3][4][5][6]

Species[3]
  1. Dendrothrix multiglandulosa Esser - Amazonas State in Venezuela
  2. Dendrothrix wurdackii Esser - Amazonas State in Brazil
  3. Dendrothrix yutajensis (Jabl.) Esser - Amazonas State in Brazil; Amazonas & Bolívar States in Venezuela

References

  1. Esser, Hans-Joachim. 1996. Dendrothrix, a new generic concept in neotropical Euphorbiaceae. Novon 3(3): 245-251 in English with brief diagnoses in Latin
  2. Tropicos, Dendrothrix Esser
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.