''Agrostistachys'' is a

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first described as a genus in 1850.Tropicos
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Agrostistachys borneensis ''Agrostistachys borneensis'' is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a widespread plant native to much of Southeast Asia as well as India, Sri Lanka, and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , al ...

'' Becc. - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra, New Guinea # ''

Agrostistachys gaudichaudii ''Agrostistachys'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1850. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, India, and Sri Lanka. ;Species # ''Agrostistachys borneensis'' Becc. - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, V ...

'' Müll.Arg. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia # ''

Agrostistachys hookeri ''Agrostistachys hookeri'' is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in Sout ...

'' (Thwaites) Benth. & Hook.f. - Sri Lanka # ''

Agrostistachys indica ''Agrostistachys indica'' is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, known in Singapore as the leaf litter plant. The species is widespread across much of Southeast Asia as well as New Guinea, India, and Sri Lanka. ''Agrostistachys indi ...

'' Dalzell - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines, New Guinea # ''

Agrostistachys sessilifolia ''Agrostistachys'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1850. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, India, and Sri Lanka. ;Species # '' Agrostistachys borneensis'' Becc. - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, ...

'' (Kurz) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra # ''

Agrostistachys staminodiata ''Agrostistachys'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1850. It is native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, India, and Sri Lanka. ;Species # ''Agrostistachys borneensis'' Becc. - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, V ...

'' Sevilla - Sumatra ;formerly included moved to other genera ''(

Pseudagrostistachys ''Pseudagrostistachys'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1912. It is native to tropical Africa. ;Species # '' Pseudagrostistachys africana'' (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Ghana, Nigeria, Congo-Brazzavill ...

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Wetria ''Wetria'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1858. It is native to Australia, New Guinea and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, s ...

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Agrostistachydeae Euphorbiaceae genera Taxa named by Nicol Alexander Dalzell {{Euphorbiaceae-stub