Neoboutonia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1864.[3][2] It is the only genus in subtribe Neoboutoniinae, and native to tropical Africa.[1][4][5][6][7] It is dioecious.[8]
- Species[1]
- Neoboutonia macrocalyx Pax - Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Neoboutonia mannii Benth. & Hook.f. - tropical Africa from Liberia to Mozambique
- Neoboutonia melleri (Müll.Arg.) Prain - tropical Africa from Nigeria to Mozambique
Neoboutonia | |
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Neoboutonia mannii specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
Tribe: | Aleuritideae |
Subtribe: | Neoboutoniinae |
Genus: | Neoboutonia Airy Shaw |
Type species | |
Neoboutonia africana (syn of N. melleri)[1][2] |
References
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