Haematostemon

Haematostemon is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919.[1][2] It is native to northeastern South America (Guyana and S Venezuela).[3][4][5]

Species[3]
  1. Haematostemon coriaceus (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Amazonas State in S Venezuela
  2. Haematostemon guianensis Sandwith - Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana

Haematostemon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Plukenetieae
Subtribe: Plukenetiinae
Genus: Haematostemon
Pax & K.Hoffm.
Type species
Haematostemon coriaceus
(Baill.) Pax & K. Hoffm.

References
  1. Pax, Ferdinand Albin & Hoffmann, Käthe. 1919. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 IX–XI(Heft 68): 31
  2. Tropicos, genus Haematostemon
  3. 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. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.


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