''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 Panamanian Euphorbiaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1087–1144]
Species
Kew's Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
accepts 60 species in the genus ''Sebastiania''. Many species formerly included in this genus are now placed in genera such as ''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. ...
'', ''Bonania
''Bonania'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1850. It is native to the West Indies.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae ...
'', ''Chrysanthellum
''Chrysanthellum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family.
Species
As of 1988;
* '' Chrysanthellum americanum'' (L.) Vatke - Central America, West Indies, Chiapas; naturalized in parts of Asia, Africa, South America
* '' Chrysanthel ...
'', '' Dendrocousinsia'', ''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 ...
'', '' Ditrysinia'', ''Gymnanthes
''Gymnanthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1788. It is found primarily in the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (from Florida and Mexico south to Argentina), but with some ...
'', ''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 ...
'', '' Phyllanthus'', ''Sapium
''Sapium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread across most of Latin America and the West Indies. Many Old World species were formerly included in the genus, but recent authors have redistributed all ...
'', and ''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 ...
''.
References
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Euphorbiaceae genera
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