Sandwithia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
Tribe: | Aleuritideae |
Subtribe: | Grosserinae |
Genus: | Sandwithia Lanj. |
Sandwithia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1932. [1] [2] It is native to northern South America. [3] [4] It is dioecious. [5] The genus is named in honour of the botanist Noel Yvri Sandwith. [1]