Orfilea

Orfilea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Alchorneae
Subtribe:	Alchorneinae
Genus:	Orfilea ; Baill.
Synonyms
	Diderotia Baill. ; Lautembergia Baill. ;

Last updated January 02, 2026

Orfilea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858.^[2]^[3]^[4] It is native to Madagascar and other islands in the Indian Ocean.^[1]^[5]

Species^[1]

Orfilea ankafinensis (Baill.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts - W Madagascar
Orfilea coriacea Baill. - Comoros, Madagascar
Orfilea multispicata (Baill.) G.L.Webster - Madagascar
Orfilea neraudiana (Baill.) G.L.Webster - Mauritius

References

1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées 452
↑ Tropicos
↑ Webster, G. L. 1994. Synopsis of the genera and suprageneric taxa of Euphorbiaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 81(1): 33–144
↑ 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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[z-1] 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées 452

[3] Tropicos

[4] Webster, G. L. 1994. Synopsis of the genera and suprageneric taxa of Euphorbiaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 81(1): 33–144

[5] 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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