Myricanthe

Myricanthe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Ricinocarpeae
Subtribe: Bertyinae
Genus: Myricanthe
Airy Shaw
Binomial name
Myricanthe discolor
Airy Shaw
Synonyms[1]

Myricanthe discolor var. viridis Airy Shaw

Myricanthe is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1980.[2][3] It has only one known species, Myricanthe discolor, endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1980. Kew Bulletin 35: 390
  3. Tropicos, Myricanthe Airy Shaw