''Baloghia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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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 1833.Tropicos, ''Baloghia'' Endl.
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Norfolk Island Norfolk Island ( , ; ) is an States and territories of Australia, external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head, New South Wales, Evans Head and a ...

New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...

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Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...

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/ref> '' Cocconerion'' is a close relative.Tokuoka, T. (2007) Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Euphorbiaceae Sensu Stricto Based on Plastid and Nuclear DNA Sequences and Ovule and Seed Character Evolution.” Journal of Plant Research 120 (4): 511–22. ;Species ;Formerly included moved to ''

Austrobuxus ''Austrobuxus'' is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae first described as a genus in 1861. It is native to Southeast Asia, Papuasia, and Australia. The region with the highest diversity is New Caledonia.van Welzen, P.C. & Forster, ...

Fontainea ''Fontainea'' is a genus constituting part of the plant family (biology), family Euphorbiaceae. The nine currently known species grow naturally in Queensland (Qld) and New South Wales (NSW) Australia (6 spp.), New Caledonia and Vanuatu (1 sp.), a ...

Scagea'' # ''B. carunculata - Austrobuxus carunculatus'' # ''B. oligostemon - Scagea oligostemon'' # ''B. pancheri -

Fontainea pancheri ''Fontainea pancheri'' is a small tree or shrub endemic to New Caledonia in the family, Euphorbiaceae, which grows to a height of 15 m. Description ''Fontainea pancheri'' is a small dioecious tree growing to 15 m. The colour of the stem exudate ...

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Codiaeae Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorbiaceae-stub