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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Euphorbioideae |
| Tribe: | Hureae |
| Genus: | Algernonia Baill. |
| Synonyms1 | |
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Algernonia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858.23 It is native to Peru and Brazil.1456
- Species1
- Algernonia amazonica - Huanuco, Amazonas
- Algernonia bahiensis - Bahia
- Algernonia brasiliensis - São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
- Algernonia dimitrii - SE Brazil
- Algernonia gibbosa - Rio de Janeiro
- Algernonia glazioui - Rio de Janeiro
- Pau-de-leite (Algernonia kuhlmannii) - Peru, SE Brazil
- Algernonia leandrii - SE Brazil
- Algernonia obovata - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
- Algernonia pardina - Bahia
- Algernonia paulae - Rio de Janeiro
- Algernonia riedelii - Rio de Janeiro
References
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 4 9: 198
- Tropicos, Algernonia Baill.
- 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.
- Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - Webster, G. L. 2007. Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in American Euphorbiaceae sensu lato. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 25: 235–239.