Deeringia

Deeringia
Deeringia amaranthoides fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Amaranthoideae
Genus:	Deeringia R.Br. [1]
Species
See text
Synonyms [1]
Cladostachys D.Don Coilosperma Raf. Dendroportulaca Eggli Lestibudesia Thouars

Deeringia is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae. Its native range is tropical Asia, western Pacific, Australia and Madagascar. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

As of November 2025 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online accepts the following ten species: ^[1]

• Deeringia amaranthoides (Lam.) Merr.
• Deeringia arborescens (R.Br.) Druce
• Deeringia densiflora Cavaco
• Deeringia humbertiana Cavaco
• Deeringia madagascariensis Cavaco
• Deeringia mirabilis (Eggli) Appleq. & D.B.Pratt
• Deeringia perrieriana Cavaco
• Deeringia polysperma (Roxb.) Moq.
• Deeringia spicata (Thouars) Schinz
• Deeringia tetragyna Roxb.

References

1. "Deeringia R.Br". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
2. Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. Londini: R. Taylor et socii. p. 413.