Sandwithia

Sandwithia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Aleuritideae
Subtribe: Grosserinae
Genus: Sandwithia
Lanj.

Sandwithia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1932. It is native to northern South America. It is dioecious. The genus is named in honour of the botanist Noel Yvri Sandwith.

Species
  1. Sandwithia guyanensis Lanj. - French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, N Brazil
  2. Sandwithia heterocalyx Secco - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil

References

  1. 1 2 Lanjouw, J. (1932). "Contributions to the Flora of Tropical America: XI". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens, Kew). 1932 (4): 187. doi:10.2307/4118526. JSTOR 4118526.
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Sandwithia Lanj.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ 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
  5. ↑ Van Welzen, Peter C.; Stuppy, Wolfgang (1999). "Phylogenetic Considerations of Euphorbiaceae Tribe Aleuritideae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 86 (4): 894–903. doi:10.2307/2666174. JSTOR 2666174.