Kostermanthus Explained

Kostermanthus is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1979.^{[1] [2]}

Kostermanthus is native to Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and the Philippines).^[3] It is named in honor of André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans (1906-1994), an Indonesian botanist of Dutch ancestry.

Species^[3]

1. Kostermanthus heteropetalus - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Philippines
2. Kostermanthus malayanus - Perak
3. Kostermanthus malayanus - Malaysia
4. Kostermanthus robustus - Sarawak

Notes and References

1. Prance, Ghillean Tolmie. 1979. Brittonia 31: 91-94
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40000020 Tropicos, Kostermanthus Prance
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=352219 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families