Philyra brasiliensis

Philyra brasiliensis
F: Philyra brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Chrozophoreae
Subtribe:	Ditaxinae
Genus:	Philyra Klotzsch
Species:	P. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Philyra brasiliensis Klotzsch
Synonyms [1]
Phyllera Endl., spelling variation Ditaxis brasiliensis(Klotzsch) Baill. Argythamnia brasiliensis(Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.

Philyra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. ^{[2] [3]} It contains only one known species, Philyra brasiliensis, native to Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina. ^{[1] [4] [5] [6]}

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich. 1841. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 199 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
3. Tropicos
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. Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
6. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro