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]
- Benoistia orientalis Radcl.-Sm. - N + E Madagascar
- Benoistia perrieri H.Perrier & Leandri - Madagascar
- Benoistia sambiranensis H.Perrier & Leandri - N Madagascar
References
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 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.
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