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Benoistiinae. It was first described as a genus in 1939. The entire genus is

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Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

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Benoistia orientalis ''Benoistia'' is a genus of shrubs or trees of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) and the monotypic subtribe Benoistiinae. It was first described as a genus in 1939. The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar. It is dioecious. ;Species # '' Benois ...

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Benoistia perrieri ''Benoistia'' is a genus of shrubs or trees of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) and the monotypic subtribe Benoistiinae. It was first described as a genus in 1939. The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar. It is dioecious. ;Species # '' Benois ...

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Benoistia sambiranensis ''Benoistia'' is a genus of shrubs or trees of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) and the monotypic subtribe Benoistiinae. It was first described as a genus in 1939. The entire genus is endemic to Madagascar. It is dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. di ...

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Aleuritideae Euphorbiaceae genera Endemic flora of Madagascar Dioecious plants Taxa named by Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie Taxa named by Jacques Désiré Leandri {{Euphorbiaceae-stub