Endospermum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Adenoclineae
Genus: Endospermum
Species: E. chinense – E. diadenum – E. domatiophorum – E. macrophyllum – E. medullosum – E. moluccanum – E. myrmecophilum – E. ovatum – E. peltatum – E. quadriloculare – E. robbieanum
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Endospermum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 11. Reference page.

Name

Endospermum Benth., Fl. Hongk.: 304 (1861), nom. cons.
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Capellenia Teijsm. & Binn., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 29: 239 (1867).

References
Primary references

Bentham, G. 1861. Flora Hongkongensis. London. 482 pp. XLIX pl. BHL Reference page. : 304.

Additional references

Arias Guerrero, S. & Welzen, P.C.van 2011. Revision of Malesian Endospermum (Euphorbiaceae) with Notes on Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68(3): 443–482. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428611000321 Open access ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Endospermum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Endospermum. Published online. Accessed: Jun 11 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Endospermum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 11. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Endospermum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jun 2020.

Endospermum is a genus of plants, under the family Euphorbiaceae and the monotypic subtribe Endosperminae first described as a genus in 1861[2][3] They are dioecious, rarely monoecious trees.[4] It is native to E + S + SE Asia, Papuasia, Queensland, and certain islands of the W Pacific.[1][5][4][6]

Species[1]

Endospermum chinense - S China, Himalayas, N Indochina
Endospermum diadenum - Andaman Is, S Thailand, W Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
Endospermum domatiophorum - Papua New Guinea
Endospermum macrophyllum - Fiji
Endospermum medullosum - Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Bismarck A, Santa Cruz Is, Vanuatu
Endospermum moluccanum - Maluku, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Solomon Is, Bismarck A
Endospermum myrmecophilum - Papua New Guinea, Queensland
Endospermum ovatum - Mindanao
Endospermum peltatum - Andaman & Nicobar, Thailand, W Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines
Endospermum quadriloculare - S Thailand, W Malaysia, Sumatra
Endospermum robbieanum - Vanua Levu in Fiji

Formerly included

moved to Macaranga

Endospermum perakense King ex Hook.f. - Macaranga amissa Airy Shaw

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Bentham, George. 1861. Flora hongkongensis: a description of the flowering plants and ferns of the island of Hongkong 304 in English
Tropicos Endospermum Benth.
Guerrero, S.A. & van Welzen, P.C. (2011). revision of Malesian Endospermum (Euphorbiaceae) with notes on phylogeny and historical biogeography. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 443-482.
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.
Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 278 黄桐属 huang tong shu Endospermum Bentham, Fl. Hongk. 304. 1861.