Syndyophyllum Explained

Syndyophyllum is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1900.^[1] It is native to Sumatra, Borneo, and New Guinea.^{[2] [3]}

Species^[2]

1. Syndyophyllum excelsum K.Schum. & Lauterb. - New Guinea
2. Syndyophyllum occidentale (Airy Shaw) Welzen - Sumatra, Borneo

Formerly included^[2] Syndyophyllum trinervium K.Schum. & Lauterb., synonym of Mallotus trinervius (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

Notes and References

1. Schumann, Karl Moritz & Lauterbach, Carl Adolf Georg. 1900. Die Flora der Deutschen Schutzgebiete in der Südsee 403
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=199005 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. 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.