Parastemon Explained

Parastemon is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1842.^{[1] [2]} It is native to Southeast Asia and to Papuasia.^[3]

Species^[3]

1. Parastemon grandifructus - Sarawak, Sabah
2. Parastemon urophyllus - Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
3. Parastemon versteeghii - Sulawesi, Maluku, New Guinea, Admiralty Islands

Notes and References

1. Candolle, Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus de. 1842. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 2 18: 208
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40001646 Tropicos, Parastemon A. DC.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=355583 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families