Blumeodendron Explained

Blumeodendron is a genus of dioecious trees of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1873.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is widespread across much of Southeast Asia and Papuasia.^[5]

Species

Species accepted, as of March 2021, are:

• Blumeodendron borneense - Borneo & Peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
• Blumeodendron bullatum - southwest Sarawak, Malaysia
• Blumeodendron endocarpum - West Papua to Sulawesi
• Blumeodendron gesinus - Sabah, Malaysia
• Blumeodendron kurzii - Philippines to Jawa to Myanmar
• Blumeodendron papuanum - New Guinea
• Blumeodendron philippinense - Luzon, Philippines
• Blumeodendron subrotundifolium - Philippines to Sumatera to Thailand
• Blumeodendron tokbrai - Nicobar Is and Thailand to Maluku and Philippines

Formerly included:^[5] moved to Paracroton

• B. muelleri - Paracroton pendulus

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35546152#page/286/mode/1up Kurz, Wilhelm Sulpiz. 1873. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 42(2): 245
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40028466 Tropicos, Blumeodendron (Müll. Arg.) Kurz
3. Web site: Blumeodendron . 2010 . The Plant List. Version 1 . 28 May 2012.
4. Web site: Blumeodendron . K. Chayamarit . 27 February 2012 . Flora of Thailand. Euphorbiaceae . National Herbarium of the Netherlands . 28 May 2012.
5. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=22674 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families