Pachystroma

Pachystroma is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1865.^[2][3] It is the only genus of its tribe (Pachystromateae). The only known species is Pachystroma longifolium, native to Brazil, Bolivia and Peru.^[1][4][5][6]

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[1]
Acantholoma Gaudich. ex Baill. Ilex longifolia Nees Pachystroma ilicifolium Müll. Arg. Acantholoma spinosum Baill. Pachystroma castaneifolium Klotzsch ex Pax