Endospermum

Endospermum
Endospermum diadenum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Adenoclineae
Subtribe: Endosperminae
Genus: Endospermum
Benth.
Synonyms

Endospermum is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae and the monotypic subtribe Endosperminae. It was first described as a genus in 1861 by George Bentham, and comprises 11 species. Plants in the genus are dioecious, rarely monoecious trees native to regions from India to China, Southeast Asia, Papuasia, Queensland, and some islands of the western Pacific.

Species

As of July 2026, Plants of the World Online recognise 11 species as follows:

Formerly included

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Endospermum Benth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Bentham, George (1861). Flora hongkongensis: a description of the flowering plants and ferns of the island of Hongkong. London: L. Reeve. p. 304. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Guerrero, S. Arias; Van Welzen, P. C. (2011). "Revision of Malesian Endospermum (Euphorbiaceae) with Notes on Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 68 (3): 443–482. doi:10.1017/S0960428611000321.