''Epiprinus'' is a
genus
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of
plant
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of the
family
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Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to
Indochina
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,
Sumatra
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, southern
China
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, and the
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 249 风轮桐属 feng lun tong shu ''Epiprinus'' Griffith, Notul. Pl. Asiat. 4: 487. 1854.
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;Species[
# '' Epiprinus balansae'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Gagnep. - Vietnam
# '']Epiprinus lanceifolius
''Epiprinus'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to Indochina, Sumatra, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.
;Species
# '' Epiprinus balansae'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Gagnep. - Vie ...
'' Croizat - Vietnam
# '' Epiprinus malayanus'' Griff. - Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra
# ''Epiprinus mallotiformis
''Epiprinus'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to Indochina, Sumatra, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.
;Species
# '' Epiprinus balansae'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Gagnep. - Vie ...
'' (Müll.Arg.) Croizat - southern India
# ''Epiprinus poilanei
''Epiprinus'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to Indochina, Sumatra, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.
;Species
# '' Epiprinus balansae'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Gagnep. - Vie ...
'' Gagnep. - Vietnam
# ''Epiprinus siletianus
''Epiprinus'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to Indochina, Sumatra, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.
;Species
# '' Epiprinus balansae'' (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Gagnep. - Vie ...
'' (Baill.) Croizat - Hainan
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, Yunnan
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, Assam
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, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
References
Epiprineae
Euphorbiaceae genera
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