Gonatogyne
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''Gonatogyne'' is a genus of plants in the family
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogenetics: Gaining ground on one of the m ...
first described as a genus in 1873. It contains only one known species, '' Gonatogyne brasiliensis'', endemic to southeastern Brazil.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.


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Phyllanthaceae Monotypic Malpighiales genera Phyllanthaceae genera Endemic flora of Brazil Taxa named by Johannes Müller Argoviensis Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon Dioecious plants {{Phyllanthaceae-stub