Ostodes (plant) explained

Ostodes is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1826.[1] [2] It is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and parts of Southeast Asia.[3] [4]

Species[3]
  1. Ostodes kuangii Y.T.Chang - Yunnan
  2. Ostodes paniculata Blume (syn O. katharinae) - Hainan, Yunnan, Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, N Bangladesh, Assam, Thailand, Myanmar, W Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra
formerly included[3] moved to other genera: Dimorphocalyx Paracroton Tapoides Tritaxis

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/422220#page/341/mode/1up Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1826. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 619-620
  2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40034635 Tropicos, Ostodes Blume
  3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=144584 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=123360 Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 271 叶轮木属 ye lun mu shu Ostodes Blume, Bijdr. 619. 1826.