Sphaerostylis Explained

Sphaerostylis is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858.[1] [2] The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar.[3] [4]

Species[3]
  1. Sphaerostylis perrieri Leandri
  2. Sphaerostylis tulasneana Baill.
Formerly included[3] moved to other genera (Megistostigma Tragiella)
  1. Sphaerostylis anomala - Tragiella anomala
  2. Sphaerostylis cordata - Megistostigma cordatum
  3. Sphaerostylis frieseana - Tragiella frieseana
  4. Sphaerostylis glabrata - Megistostigma glabratum
  5. Sphaerostylis malaccensis - Megistostigma glabratum
  6. Sphaerostylis natalensis - Tragiella natalensis

Notes and References

  1. Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées 466
  2. Web site: Tropicos. 2021-06-16. www.tropicos.org.
  3. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021-06-16. wcsp.science.kew.org.
  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.

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