Biology:Ricinodendreae

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Short description: Tribe of flowering plants

Ricinodendreae
Schinziophyton rautanenii seedling
Scientific classification e
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Genera

Ricinodendreae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 genera.

  • Givotia Griff. (from east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka),[1]
  • Ricinodendron Müll.Arg. (from Tropical Africa),[2]
    • Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Heckel
  • Schinziophyton Hutch. ex Radcl.Sm. (from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe),[3]

Notable species include mongongo (Schinziophyton rautanenii) and njangsa (Ricinodendron heudelotii).

Phylogeny

According to the Open Tree of Life, phylogenetic analysis suggests the following relationships amongst genera.[4]

Baliospermum

Ricinodendreae

Schinziophyton

Givotia

Ricinodendron

See also

  • Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7331163 entry