''Blumeodendron'' is a

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first described as a genus in 1873.Tropicos, ''Blumeodendron'' (Müll. Arg.) Kurz
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Species

Species accepted, as of March 2021, are: *'' Blumeodendron borneense'' - Borneo & Peninsular Malaysia (Perak) *'' Blumeodendron bullatum'' - southwest Sarawak, Malaysia *'' Blumeodendron endocarpum'' - West Papua to Sulawesi *'' Blumeodendron gesinus'' - Sabah, Malaysia *'' Blumeodendron kurzii'' - Philippines to Jawa to Myanmar *'' Blumeodendron papuanum'' - New Guinea *'' Blumeodendron philippinense'' - Luzon, Philippines *'' Blumeodendron subrotundifolium'' - Philippines to Sumatera to Thailand *'' Blumeodendron tokbrai'' - Nicobar Is and Thailand to Maluku and Philippines Formerly included: moved to '' Paracroton'' *''B. muelleri'' - ''

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References

Pycnocomeae Euphorbiaceae genera Trees of Indo-China Flora of Malesia Dioecious plants {{Euphorb-stub