Kostermanthus

Kostermanthus is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are large trees native to Malesia.

Kostermanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Chrysobalanaceae
Genus:	Kostermanthus Prance
Type species
Kostermanthus heteropetalus (Scort. ex King) Prance[1]
Species
Kostermanthus heteropetalus (Scort. ex King) Prance Kostermanthus malayanus (Kosterm.) Prance Kostermanthus robustus Prance

Description

Plants in this genus are large trees with hairless leaves. The inflorescences are unbranched or minimally branched racemes, with hermaphroditic and strongly zygomorphic flowers. The fruits are hard drupes.^[1][2]

Species

This genus includes the following species:^[3]

• Kostermanthus heteropetalus Scort. ex King Prance – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Philippines
• Kostermanthus malayanus (Kosterm.) Prance – Peninsular Malaysia
• Kostermanthus robustus Prance – Borneo