Rhodothyrsus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1999.[1][2] It is native to South America.[3][4][5][6]

Rhodothyrsus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Hippomaneae
Subtribe: Hippomaninae
Genus: Rhodothyrsus
Esser
Species
  1. Rhodothyrsus hirsutus Esser - Colombia, NW Venezuela
  2. Rhodothyrsus macrophyllus (Ducke) Esser - Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, Peru, N Brazil

References

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  1. ^ Esser, Hans-Joachim. 1999. Brittonia 51(2): 177-179
  2. ^ Tropicos, Rhodothyrsus Esser
  3. ^ 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. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  6. ^ Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín