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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 Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...

first described as a genus in 1860.Tropicos, Sagotia Baill.
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Sagotia brachysepala ''Sagotia'' is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to northern South America. ;Species *'' Sagotia brachysepala'' (Müll.Arg.) Secco - French Guinea, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colo ...

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Sagotia racemosa ''Sagotia'' is a genus of plants under the family (biology), family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1860. It is native to northern South America. ;Species *''Sagotia brachysepala'' (Müll.Arg.) Secco - French Guinea, Suriname, Guyana ...

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Morierina ''Thiollierea'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Me ...

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Morierina montana ''Thiollierea'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Me ...

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) ;Names in homonym genusTropicos, ''Sagotia'' Duchassaing & Walpers
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in Latin Ordinarily, the rules of nomenclature mandate that the older name should be considered legitimate, while the newer one would need to be abandoned. In this case, however, the decision was made to conserve the newer name and reject the older one. Thus the one name in the older name was changed as follows: *''Sagotia triflora'' (L.) Duchass. & Walp. - ''

Desmodium triflorum ''Grona triflora'', known as creeping tick trefoil or three-flower beggarweed, is a plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical regions around the globe and introduced to subtropical regions including the southern United States. File ...

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Codiaeae Flora of Southern America Euphorbiaceae genera Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon {{Euphorbiaceae-stub