Benoistia

Benoistia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): 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]

Species[3]
  1. Benoistia orientalis Radcl.-Sm. - N + E Madagascar
  2. Benoistia perrieri H.Perrier & Leandri - Madagascar
  3. Benoistia sambiranensis H.Perrier & Leandri - N Madagascar

References

  1. ↑ Perrier de la Bâthie, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred & Leandri, Jacques Désiré . 1939. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 85: 528.
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Benoistia H. Perrier & Leandri
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ 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.