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Elateriospermum with Attributes

Synonyms: Elateriodes; Elaterioides; Elaterispermum

Wikipedia Abstract

Elateriospermum is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae. The genus is the only member of tribe Elateriospermeae and contains a singles species, Elateriospermum tapos. It is found from Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra. and known locally as buah perah or perah tree. This plant (Thai: กระ; kra) is mentioned in Thai literature. It has poisonous fruits which can be rendered edible after careful preparation. formerly included in genus moved to Blumeodendron
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Species

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0