''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 ''Scleropyrum pentandrum'' is a species of flowering plant in family Santalaceae The Santalaceae, sandalwoods, are a widely distributed family of flowering plants (including small trees, shrubs, perennial plants, perennial herbs, and epiphyte, ...

'' 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