Pimelodendron

(Pimelodendron)

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Description

Pimelodendron is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1855. It is native to insular Southeast Asia, Thailand, Papuasia, and Queensland. These are small and large trees, with red to brown bark. The tree has white or yellow, spotty exudate and also contains some latex. The leaves are in general tightly bunched at the end of twigs.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class:
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Pimelodendron
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