Speranskia Explained

Speranskia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1858.^{[1] [2]} It is the only genus of the subtribe Speranskiinae. The entire genus is endemic to China.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Species^[3]

1. Speranskia cantonensis (Hance) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Hubei, Guangdong
2. Speranskia tuberculata (Bunge) Baill. - Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan
3. Speranskia yunnanensis S.M.Hwang - Yunnan

Notes and References

1. Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées 388
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40002877 Tropicos
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=193362 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. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=130835 Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 223 地构叶属 di gou ye shu Speranskia Baillon, Étude Euphorb. 388. 1858.