Benoistia
| Benoistia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Aleuritideae |
| Subtribe: | Benoistiinae |
| Genus: | Benoistia H.Perrier & Leandri |
Benoistia is a genus of shrubs or trees of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) and the monotypic subtribe Benoistiinae. It was first described as a genus in 1939.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar.[3][4] It is dioecious.[5]
- Species[3]
- Benoistia orientalis Radcl.-Sm. - N + E Madagascar
- Benoistia perrieri H.Perrier & Leandri - Madagascar
- Benoistia sambiranensis H.Perrier & Leandri - N Madagascar
References
[edit]- ^ Perrier de la Bâthie, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred & Leandri, Jacques Désiré . 1939. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 85: 528.
- ^ Tropicos, Benoistia H. Perrier & Leandri
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Van Welzen, Peter C.; Stuppy, Wolfgang (1999). "Phylogenetic Considerations of Euphorbiaceae Tribe Aleuritideae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 86 (4): 894–903. doi:10.2307/2666174. JSTOR 2666174.
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