''Argythamnia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

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Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, e ...

first described as a genus in 1756.Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 338–339
descriptions in Latin, discussion in English They are known commonly as silverbushes. ;Species As with many other genera, there have been many changes in classification the past several years. The following list includes species accepted as members of ''Argythamnia'' as of September 2014. The species are native to

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Ditaxis ''Ditaxis'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. Its name comes from Greek ''dis'' ("two") and ''taxis'' ("rank"), referring to the stamens which are in two whorls. The genus is widespread across much ...

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Speranskia ''Speranskia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1858. It is the only genus of the subtribe Speranskiinae. The entire genus is endemic to China. ;Species # '' Speranskia cantonensis'' (Hance) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Hubei, ...

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Chrozophoreae Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorb-stub