''Scleropyrum'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Santalaceae The Santalaceae, sandalwoods, are a widely distributed family of flowering plants (including small trees, shrubs, perennial plants, perennial herbs, and epiphyte, epiphytic climbersHewson & George t al.'Santalaceae'' taxonomy, 1984, pp. 191-1 ...

. It includes five species of evergreen small trees or shrubsFlora of China, Vol. 5 Page 210 硬核属 ying he shu ''Scleropyrum'' Arnott, Mag. Zool. Bot. 2: 549. 1838.
/ref> native to tropical and subtropical Asia and New Guinea. *'' Scleropyrum aurantiacum'' *'' Scleropyrum brevistachyum'' *'' Scleropyrum leptostachyum'' *'' Scleropyrum maingayi'' *'' Scleropyrum pentandrum'' The genus was first described by

George Arnott Walker Arnott George Arnott Walker Arnott of Arlary (6 February 1799 – 17 April 1868) was a Scottish botanist. He collaborated with botanists from around the world and served as a regius professor of botany at the University of Glasgow. An orchid genus ' ...

in 1838.Tropicos, genus ''Scleropyrum''
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2234947 Santalaceae Santalaceae genera Flora of tropical Asia Taxa described in 1838 Taxa named by George Arnott Walker Arnott