Microstachys

Updated on Sep 22, 2024

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Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Euphorbioideae Subtribe Hippomaninae Order Malpighiales		Family Euphorbiaceae Tribe Hippomaneae Rank Genus

Similar Gymnanthes, Alchorneopsis, Actinostemon, Sebastiania

Microstachys is a genus of plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to tropical Africa, southern Asia, Australia, Papuasia, Mesoamerica, the West Indies, and South America.

Species

formerly included

moved to other genera (Micrococca Sebastiania )

M. mercurialis - Micrococca mercurialis

M. ramosissima - Sebastiania brasiliensis

References

Microstachys Wikipedia

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