''Lobanilia'' is a

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of the

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Euphorbiaceae and the sole genus of the

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Lobaniliinae. It was first described as a genus in 1989 and is endemic to Madagascar.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ;Species # '' Lobanilia asterothrix'' Radcl.-Sm. # '' Lobanilia bakeriana'' (Baill.) Radcl.-Sm. # '' Lobanilia claoxyloides'' Radcl.-Sm. # '' Lobanilia crotonoides'' Radcl.-Sm. # '' Lobanilia hirtella'' (Baill.) Radcl.-Sm. # '' Lobanilia luteobrunnea'' (Baker) Radcl.-Sm. # '' Lobanilia ovalis'' (Baill.) Radcl.-Sm.

References

Acalypheae Endemic flora of Madagascar Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorbiaceae-stub