Haematostemon Explained

Haematostemon is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919.^{[1] [2]} It is native to northeastern South America (Guyana and S Venezuela).^{[3] [4] [5]}

Species^[3]

1. Haematostemon coriaceus (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Amazonas State in S Venezuela
2. Haematostemon guianensis Sandwith - Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana

Notes and References

1. Pax, Ferdinand Albin & Hoffmann, Käthe. 1919. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 IX–XI(Heft 68): 31
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40019870 Tropicos, genus Haematostemon
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=95952 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.
5. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.