Dendrothrix

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image =

|display_parents = 3

|taxon = Dendrothrix

|authority = Esser

}}

Dendrothrix is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1996.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/639152#page/244/mode/1up Esser, Hans-Joachim. 1996. Dendrothrix, a new generic concept in neotropical Euphorbiaceae. Novon 3(3): 245-251] in English with brief diagnoses in Latin[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40038121 Tropicos, Dendrothrix Esser ] It is native to southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=60227 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Govaerts, 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 {{cite web|url=http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-08-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ |archivedate=2015-09-06 }}. 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

1. Dendrothrix multiglandulosa Esser - Amazonas State in Venezuela
2. Dendrothrix wurdackii Esser - Amazonas State in Brazil
3. Dendrothrix yutajensis (Jabl.) Esser - Amazonas State in Brazil; Amazonas & Bolívar States in Venezuela