Sandwithia

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: Aleuritideae
Subtribus: Grosserinae
Genus: Sandwithia
Species: S. guyanensis
Name

Sandwithia Lanj., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 185. (1932)

Type species: Sandwithia guyanensis Lanj., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 185. (1932)
monotypic taxon

References

Lanjouw, J. 1932. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew 1932: 185.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sandwithia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sandwithia. Published online. Accessed: May 7 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Sandwithia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 7.

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]

Species[3]

Sandwithia guyanensis Lanj. - French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, N Brazil
Sandwithia heterocalyx Secco - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil

References

Lanjouw, Joseph. 1932. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1932: 184
Tropicos, Sandwithia Lanj.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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
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.