''Glycydendron'' is a
genus
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of
plant
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s, under the
family
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Euphorbiaceae
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first described as a genus in 1922. It is native to South America.
[Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.]
;Species
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Glycydendron amazonicum
''Glycydendron'' is a genus of plants, under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1922. It is native to South America.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. F ...
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Ducke - French Guinea, Suriname, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Brazil, possibly Colombia
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Glycydendron espiritosantense
''Glycydendron'' is a genus of plants, under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1922. It is native to South America.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. F ...
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Kuhlm, - State of
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in
Brazil
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References
Euphorbiaceae genera
Flora of South America
Adenoclineae
Taxa named by Adolpho Ducke
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