Platygyna Explained

Platygyna is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1830.^{[1] [2]} It is native to Cuba and Haiti in the West Indies.^{[3] [4]}

Species^[3]

1. Platygyna dentata Alain - SE Cuba
2. Platygyna hexandra (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - Cuba, Haiti
3. Platygyna leonis Alain - E Cuba
4. Platygyna obovata Borhidi - E Cuba
5. Platygyna parvifolia Alain - E Cuba
6. Platygyna triandra Borhidi - E Cuba
7. Platygyna volubilis Howard - E Cuba

Notes and References

1. Mercier, Elysée. 1830. Bulletin Botanique [Geneve] 1: 168
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010598 Tropicos, Platygyna Mercier
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=157598 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.