''Sphaerostylis'' is a
genus
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of
plant
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of the
family
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Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858. The entire genus is
endemic
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to
Madagascar
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.
[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
[
# '' Sphaerostylis perrieri'' Leandri
# '' Sphaerostylis tulasneana'' Baill.
;Formerly included][
moved to other genera ''( Megistostigma ]Tragiella
''Tragiella'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919. It is native to Africa.
;Species
# ''Tragiella anomala'' (Prain) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
# ''Tragiella frieseana'' (Prain) Pax & ...
)''
# ''Sphaerostylis anomala - Tragiella anomala
''Tragiella'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919. It is native to Africa.
;Species
# ''Tragiella anomala'' (Prain) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
# ''Tragiella frieseana'' (Prain) Pax & ...
''
# ''Sphaerostylis cordata - Megistostigma cordatum''
# ''Sphaerostylis frieseana - Tragiella frieseana
''Tragiella'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919. It is native to Africa.
;Species
# ''Tragiella anomala'' (Prain) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
# ''Tragiella frieseana'' (Prain) Pax & ...
''
# ''Sphaerostylis glabrata - Megistostigma glabratum''
# ''Sphaerostylis malaccensis - Megistostigma glabratum''
# ''Sphaerostylis natalensis - Tragiella natalensis
''Tragiella'' is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919. It is native to Africa.
;Species
# ''Tragiella anomala'' (Prain) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
# ''Tragiella frieseana'' (Prain) Pax & ...
''
References
Euphorbiaceae genera
Plukenetieae
Endemic flora of Madagascar
Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon
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