Alphandia Explained

Alphandia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1873.^{[1] [2]} It is native to certain islands in the western Pacific (New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia).^{[3] [4]}

species^[3]

1. 1. Alphandia furfuracea Baill. - New Caledonia, Aneityum Alphandia resinosa Baill. - Art Island in New Caledonia
2. Alphandia verniciflua Airy Shaw - West New Guinea

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6467022#page/88/mode/1up Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1873. Adansonia 11: 85-87
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010743 Tropicos, Alphandia Baill.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=6962 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. 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.