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''Suregada'' 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 Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...
, first described as a genus in 1803. It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of
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/ref>Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 276 白树属 bai shu shu ''Suregada'' Roxburgh ex Rottler, Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften. 4: 206. 1803.
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Tetrorchidium ''Tetrorchidium'' 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 Euphorbia ...
'' *''Suregada angolensis - Tetrorchidium didymostemon''


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Euphorbiaceae genera Crotonoideae {{Euphorbiaceae-stub