Benoistia Explained

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]

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

Notes and References

1. Perrier de la Bâthie, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred & Leandri, Jacques Désiré . 1939. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 85: 528.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40026542 Tropicos, Benoistia H. Perrier & Leandri
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=20497 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.
5. 10.2307/2666174. 2666174. Phylogenetic Considerations of Euphorbiaceae Tribe Aleuritideae. Van Welzen. Peter C.. Stuppy. Wolfgang. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 1999. 86. 4. 894–903.