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Sandwithia
Sign in to saveSandwithia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1932. It is native to northern South America. It is dioecious. The genus is named in honour of the botanist Noel Yvri Sandwith.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyEuphorbiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Collections
- NY, IFAM, MO, MPEG, F
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Brasil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Euphorbiaceae
- Named after
- Noel Yvri Sandwith
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Sandwithia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1932. It is native to northern South America. It is dioecious. The genus is named in honour of the botanist Noel Yvri Sandwith. Species Sandwithia guyanensis Lanj. - French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, N Brazil Sandwithia heterocalyx Secco - SE Colombia, S Venezuela, N Brazil
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sandwithia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.