Sandwithia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1932.[1][2] It is native to northern South America.[3][4] It is dioecious.[5]

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.
Species[3]
  1. Sandwithia guyanensis Lanj. - French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, N Brazil
  2. Sandwithia heterocalyx Secco - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil

References edit

  1. ^ Lanjouw, Joseph. 1932. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1932: 184
  2. ^ Tropicos, Sandwithia Lanj.
  3. ^ a b 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.