Kairothamnus is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae described as a genus in 1980.[2][3] The only known species is Kairothamnus phyllanthoides, endemic to Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea.[1]

Kairothamnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Tribe: Caletieae
Subtribe: Pseudanthinae
Genus: Kairothamnus
Airy Shaw
Species:
K. phyllanthoides
Binomial name
Kairothamnus phyllanthoides
(Airy Shaw) Airy Shaw
Synonyms[1]

Austrobuxus phyllanthoides Airy Shaw

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Airy Shaw, Herbert Kenneth. 1980. Kew Bulletin 34: 596
  3. ^ Tropicos Kairothamnus Airy Shaw