Benoistia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Aleuritideae
Subtribus: Benoistiinae
Genus: Benoistia
Species: B. orientalis – B. perrieri – B. sambiranensis
Name

Benoistia H.Perrier & Leandri, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 85: 528. (1939)

Type species: non design.

References

Perrier de la Bâthie, J.M.H.A. & Leandri, J.D. 1939. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 85: 528.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Benoistia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Benoistia. Published online. Accessed: May 7 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Benoistia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2021.

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

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
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.