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Ricinodendreae

Ricinodendreae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 genera.Givotia Griff., Givotia gosai Radcl.-Sm. Givotia madagascariensis Baill. Givotia moluccana (L.) Sreem. Givotia stipularis Radcl.-Sm. Ricinodendron Müll.Arg. , Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Heckel Schinziophyton Hutch. ex Radcl.Sm. , Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm.

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Ricinodendreae
Schinziophyton rautanenii seedling
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Ricinodendreae
Genera

Ricinodendreae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 genera.

  • Givotia Griff. (from east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka),1
  • Ricinodendron Müll.Arg. (from Tropical Africa),2
  • Schinziophyton Hutch. ex Radcl.Sm. (from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe),3

Notable species include mongongo (Schinziophyton rautanenii) and njangsa (Ricinodendron heudelotii).

Phylogeny

According to the Open Tree of Life, phylogenetic analysis suggests the following relationships amongst genera.4

Baliospermum

Ricinodendreae
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Givotia Griff. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. "Ricinodendron Müll.Arg. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. "Schinziophyton Hutch. ex Radcl.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. "[Ricinodendreae + Baliospermum]". Open Tree of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-13.