Erismanthus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1866.Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1866. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2): 1138 in LatinTropicos It is native to Southeast Asia and southern China.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, 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.Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 274 轴花木属 zhou hua mu shu Erismanthus Wallich ex Müller Argoviensis in A. Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1138. 1866.
Species Erismanthus obliquus Wall. ex Müll.Arg. - S Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra Erismanthus sinensis Oliv. - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Hainan
formerly included Erismanthus leembruggianus Boerl. & Koord., synonym of Moultonianthus leembruggianus (Boerl. & Koord.) Steenis
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