Sphyranthera Explained

Sphyranthera is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus of its tribe (Sphyranthereae). It was first described in 1887.^{[1] [2]} The entire genus is endemic to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, politically part of India but geographically closer to Myanmar.

Species

1. Sphyranthera airyshawii Chakrab. & Vasudeva Rao - N Andaman Islands
2. Sphyranthera lutescens (Kurz) Pax & K.Hoffm. - N Nicobar Islands + C Andaman Islands

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16159936#page/5/mode/1up Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1887. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 18: plate 1702
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40003513 Tropicos, Sphyranthera Hook. f.