Doryxylon Explained

Doryxylon is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1857.^{[1] [2]} The sole species is Doryxylon spinosum. It is found on the Island of Luzon in the Philippines and in the Lesser Sunda Islands of southern Indonesia.^[3]

Formerly included^[3] Doryxylon albicans (Blume) N.P.Balakr. syn of Sumbaviopsis albicans (Blume) J.J.Sm.

Notes and References

1. Zollinger, Heinrich. 1857. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië 14(ser. 3. 4): 1, 172
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40035327 Tropicos
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=63701 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families