Scleropyrum
| Scleropyrum | |
|---|---|
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| Scleropyrum pentandrum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Scleropyrum Arn. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Scleropyrum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Santalaceae. It includes five species[1] of evergreen small trees or shrubs[2] native to tropical and subtropical Asia and New Guinea.[1]
- Scleropyrum aurantiacum (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Pilg.
- Scleropyrum brevistachyum Stauffer ex J.M.Macklin
- Scleropyrum leptostachyum Pilg.
- Scleropyrum maingayi Hook.f.
- Scleropyrum pentandrum (Dennst.) Mabb.
The genus was first described by George Arnott Walker Arnott in 1838.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Scleropyrum Arn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ^ Flora of China, Vol. 5 Page 210 硬核属 ying he shu Scleropyrum Arnott, Mag. Zool. Bot. 2: 549. 1838.
- ^ Arnott, George Arnott Walker. 1838. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2: 549-550 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Tropicos, genus Scleropyrum