Epiprinus is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1854.Griffith, William. 1854. Posthumous papers bequeathed to the honorable the East India company, and printed by order of the government of Bengal Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas 4: 487–489 in LatinTropicos It is native to Indochina, Sumatra, southern China, and the Indian subcontinent.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 249 风轮桐属 feng lun tong shu Epiprinus Griffith, Notul. Pl. Asiat. 4: 487. 1854.
Species Epiprinus balansae (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Gagnep. - Vietnam Epiprinus lanceifolius Croizat - Vietnam Epiprinus malayanus Griff. - Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra Epiprinus mallotiformis (Müll.Arg.) Croizat - southern India Epiprinus poilanei Gagnep. - Vietnam Epiprinus siletianus (Baill.) Croizat - Hainan, Yunnan, Assam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
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