Benoistia

Benoistia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Crotonoideae
Tribe:	Aleuritideae
Subtribe:	Benoistiinae
Genus:	Benoistia H.Perrier & Leandri

Benoistia is a genus of shrubs or trees of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) and the monotypic subtribe Benoistiinae. It was first described as a genus in 1939. ^{[1] [2]} The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar. ^{[3] [4]} It is dioecious. ^[5]

Species ^[3]

1. Benoistia orientalis Radcl.-Sm. - N + E Madagascar
2. Benoistia perrieri H.Perrier & Leandri - Madagascar
3. Benoistia sambiranensis H.Perrier & Leandri - N Madagascar

References

1. Perrier de la Bâthie, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred & Leandri, Jacques Désiré . 1939. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 85: 528.
2. Tropicos, Benoistia H. Perrier & Leandri
3. 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.
5. Van Welzen, Peter C.; Stuppy, Wolfgang (1999). "Phylogenetic Considerations of Euphorbiaceae Tribe Aleuritideae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 86 (4): 894–903. doi:10.2307/2666174. JSTOR   2666174.