''Gymnanthes'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
spurge family,
Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1788.
[Tropicos, Gymnanthes Sw.]
/ref> It is found primarily in the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (from Florida and Mexico south to Argentina), but with some species in central Africa and southwestern Southeast Asia.[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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Members of the genus are commonly known as oysterwood.[
;Species][
moved to other genera: '']Actinostemon
''Actinostemon'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to South America, Central America, and the West Indies.González Ramírez, J. 2010. Euphorbiaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. ...
Ditrysinia Microstachys
Microstachys is a genus of plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to tropical Africa, southern Asia, Australia, Papuasia, Mesoamerica, the West Indies, and South America.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe ...
Sebastiania
''Sebastiania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1821. It is native to North and South America from Arizona and the West Indies south to Uruguay.Webster, G. L. & M.J. Huft. 1988. Revised synopsis of Pa ...
Stillingia
''Stillingia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described for modern science as a genus in 1767. The genus is native to Latin America, the southern United States, and various islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Toothleaf ...
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References
Hippomaneae
Euphorbiaceae genera
Pantropical flora
Taxa named by Olof Swartz
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