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.
Description
Plants in this genus are large trees with hairless leaves. The inflorescences are unbranched or minimally branched racemes, with Plant [reproductive morphology#Bisexual|hermaphroditic] and strongly zygomorphic flowers. The fruits are hard drupes.Species
This genus includes the following species:- Kostermanthus heteropetalus Scort. ex King (botanist)|King] Prance – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Philippines
- Kostermanthus malayanus Prance – Peninsular Malaysia
- Kostermanthus robustus Prance – Borneo