''Sebastiania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family

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 in 1821. It is native to

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accepts 60 species in the genus ''Sebastiania''. Many species formerly included in this genus are now placed in genera such as ''

Actinostemon ''Actinostemon'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to South America, Central America, and the West Indies.González Ramírez, J. 2010. Euphorbiaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. ...

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Bonania ''Bonania'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1850. It is native to the West Indies.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae ...

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Chrysanthellum ''Chrysanthellum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family. Species As of 1988; * '' Chrysanthellum americanum'' (L.) Vatke - Central America, West Indies, Chiapas; naturalized in parts of Asia, Africa, South America * '' Chrysanthel ...

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Dendrocousinsia ''Dendrocousinsia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1913. The entire genus is endemic to the Island of Jamaica.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of ...

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Ditaxis ''Ditaxis'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. Its name comes from Greek ''dis'' ("two") and ''taxis'' ("rank"), referring to the stamens which are in two whorls. The genus is widespread across ...

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Ditrysinia ''Ditrysinia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1825. It contains only one recognized species, ''Ditrysinia fruticosa'', the Gulf Sebastian-bush, native to the southeastern United States (E Texas, Louisia ...

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Gymnanthes ''Gymnanthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1788. It is found primarily in the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (from Florida and Mexico south to Argentina), but with som ...

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Microstachys Microstachys is a genus of plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to tropical Africa, southern Asia, Australia, Papuasia, Mesoamerica, the West Indies, and South America.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliff ...

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Phyllanthus ''Phyllanthus'' is the largest genus in the plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number of species in this genus vary widely, from 750David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book.'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University P ...

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Sapium ''Sapium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread across most of Latin America and the West Indies. Many Old World species were formerly included in the genus, but recent authors have redistributed all ...

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Stillingia ''Stillingia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described for modern science as a genus in 1767. The genus is native to Latin America, the southern United States, and various islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Toothleaf ...

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References

* Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorbiaceae-stub