Dendrothrix is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1996.Esser, Hans-Joachim. 1996. Dendrothrix, a new generic concept in neotropical Euphorbiaceae. Novon 3(3): 245-251 in English with brief diagnoses in LatinTropicos, Dendrothrix Esser It is native to southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil.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 Dendrothrix multiglandulosa Esser - Amazonas State in Venezuela Dendrothrix wurdackii Esser - Amazonas State in Brazil Dendrothrix yutajensis (Jabl.) Esser - Amazonas State in Brazil; Amazonas & Bolívar States in Venezuela
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