Epiprinus

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: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Epiprineae
Genus: Epiprinus
Species: E. balansae – E. lanceifolius – E. malayanus – E. mallotiformis – E. poilanei – E. siletianus
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Epiprinus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 09. Reference page.

Name

Epiprinus Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 487 (1854).

Type species: Epiprinus malayanus Griff.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Symphyllia Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 473 (1858).

References
Primary references

Griffith, W. (†). 1854. Notulae ad plantas asiaticas. (Arranged by M'Clelland, J.) Part IV: Dicotyledonous plants. XLI + 764 pp. Charles A. Serrao, Calcutta. BHL Reference page. : 4: 487.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Epiprinus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Epiprinus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 09 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Epiprinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

Epiprinus is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854.[2][3] It is native to Indochina, Sumatra, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.[1][4][5]

Species[1]

Epiprinus balansae (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Gagnep. - Vietnam
Epiprinus lanceifolius Croizat - Vietnam
Epiprinus malayanus Griff. - Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra
Epiprinus mallotiformis (Müll.Arg.) Croizat - southern India
Epiprinus poilanei Gagnep. - Vietnam
Epiprinus siletianus (Baill.) Croizat - Hainan, Yunnan, Assam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Griffith, William. 1854. Posthumous papers bequeathed to the honorable the East India company, and printed by order of the government of Bengal Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas 4: 487–489 in Latin
Tropicos
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 249 风轮桐属 feng lun tong shu Epiprinus Griffith, Notul. Pl. Asiat. 4: 487. 1854.