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]

Ostodes
Ostodes paniculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Codiaeae
Genus: Ostodes
Blume
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

  1. O. angustifolia - Dimorphocalyx angustifolius
  2. O. collina - Paracroton pendulus
  3. O. integrifolia - Paracroton integrifolius
  4. O. ixoroides - Tritaxis ixoroides
  5. O. macrophylla - Paracroton pendulus
  6. O. minor - Paracroton zeylanicus[5]
  7. O. muricata - Tritaxis muricata
  8. O. pauciflora - Tritaxis pauciflora
  9. O. pendula - Paracroton pendulus
  10. O. serratocrenata - Paracroton pendulus
  11. O. villamilii - Tapoides villamilii
  12. O. zeylanica - Paracroton pendulus subsp. zeylanicus

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