Ophthalmoblapton Explained

Ophthalmoblapton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1849.[1] [2] The entire genus is endemic to eastern Brazil.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Ophthalmoblapton crassipes Müll.Arg. - Bahia
  2. Ophthalmoblapton macrophyllum Allemão - Rio de Janeiro
  3. Ophthalmoblapton parviflorum Emmerich - Bahia
  4. Ophthalmoblapton pedunculare Müll.Arg. - Bahia, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro

Notes and References

  1. Allemão e Cysneiro, Francisco Freire. 1849. Pl. Novas Brasil 4.
  2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032514 Tropicos, Ophthalmoblapton Allemão
  3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=141928 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families