Glycydendron is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1922.Ducke, Walter Adolpho. 1922. Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 3: 199 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French It is native to South America.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.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroHokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Species Glycydendron amazonicum Ducke - French Guinea, Suriname, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Brazil, possibly Colombia Glycydendron espiritosantense Kuhlm, - State of Espírito Santo in Brazil
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