''Cavacoa'' is a

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Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...

first described as a genus in 1955. All the species are native to sub-Saharan Africa.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproducti ...

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Cavacoa aurea ''Cavacoa'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1955. All the species are native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is dioecious. ;Species # '' Cavacoa aurea'' (Cavaco) J.Léonard - Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, KwaZu ...

'' (Cavaco) J.Léonard - Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,

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Cavacoa baldwinii ''Cavacoa'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1955. All the species are native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is dioecious. ;Species # '' Cavacoa aurea'' (Cavaco) J.Léonard - Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, KwaZu ...

'' (Keay & Cavaco) J.Léonard - Sierra Leone, Liberia # ''

Cavacoa quintasii ''Cavacoa'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1955. All the species are native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is dioecious. ;Species # ''Cavacoa aurea'' (Cavaco) J.Léonard - Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, KwaZul ...

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Aleuritideae Euphorbiaceae genera Flora of Africa Dioecious plants {{Euphorbiaceae-stub