''Scleropyrum'' is a genus of

trees In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are u ...

in family

Santalaceae The Santalaceae, sandalwoods, are a widely distributed family of flowering plants (including small trees, shrubs, perennial herbs, and epiphytic climbersHewson & George t al.br>''Santalaceae'' taxonomy, 1984, pp. 191-194.) which, like other membe ...

first described as a genus in 1838.Tropicos, genus ''Scleropyrum''
/ref> At present (September 2014), only one species is recognized, although several others are listed as "unresolved," meaning that further research is needed to determine affinities.The Plant List, genus ''Scleropyrum''
/ref>Flora of China, Vol. 5 Page 210 硬核属 ying he shu ''Scleropyrum'' Arnott, Mag. Zool. Bot. 2: 549. 1838.
/ref> ;accepted species *''Scleropyrum pentandrum'' (Dennst.) Mabb. - China, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore ;synonyms of ''S. pentandrum'' ;unresolved species

References

Santalaceae Monotypic Santalales genera Flora of Asia Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Santalales-stub