Pachystroma

Pachystroma is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1865. It is the only genus of its tribe (Pachystromateae). The only known species is Pachystroma longifolium, native to Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.

Pachystroma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Pachystromateae
Genus: Pachystroma
Müll.Arg.
Species:
P. longifolium
Binomial name
Pachystroma longifolium
(Nees) I.M.Johnst.
Synonyms
  • Acantholoma Gaudich. ex Baill.
  • Ilex longifolia Nees
  • Pachystroma ilicifolium Müll. Arg.
  • Acantholoma spinosum Baill.
  • Pachystroma castaneifolium Klotzsch ex Pax
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