Sebastiania

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Sebastiania
Image:Sebastiania fruticosa.jpg Sebastiania fruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Subfamily: Euphorbioideae Tribe: Hippomaneae Subtribe: Hippomaninae Genus: Sebastiania Spreng.
Species
Sebastiania palmeri Sebastiania pavoniana Sebastiania ligustrina et al.

Sebastiania is a plant genus in the Euphorbiaceae family, comprising about 100 species. These are shrubs found in tropical and warm areas.

[edit] Synonyms

• Clonostachys Klotzsch
• Cnemidostachys Mart.
• Elachocroton F.Muell.
• Gussonia Spreng.
• Microstachys A.Juss. - also stands alone as a different genus.
• Sarothrostachys Klotzsch
• Tragiopsis H.Karst.

[edit] See also

• Mexican jumping bean