Anthostema

Anthostema
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Tribe:	Euphorbieae
Subtribe:	Anthosteminae
Genus:	Anthostema ; A.Juss.

Last updated January 02, 2026

Anthostema is a flowering plant genus in the Family Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) first described as a genus in 1824.^[1]^[2] It is native to Africa and Madagascar.^[3]^[4]

Species^[3]

Anthostema aubryanum Baill. - W + C Africa from Ivory Coast to Cabinda
Anthostema madagascariense Baill. - Madagascar
Anthostema senegalense A.Juss. - W Africa from Senegal to Benin

References

↑ Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 56
↑ Tropicos, Anthostema A. Juss.
1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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[1] Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 56

[2] Tropicos, Anthostema A. Juss.

[x-3] 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[4] Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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