''Seidelia'' is a

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of the

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Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858.Tropicos
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endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...

(South Africa and Namibia).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 # '' Seidelia firmula'' (Prain) Pax & K.Hoffm - Namibia, Cape Province # ''

Seidelia triandra ''Seidelia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858. The genus is endemic to Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia).Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliogr ...

'' (E.Mey.) Pax - Namibia, Cape Province, Free State

References

Acalypheae Euphorbiaceae genera Flora of Southern Africa Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon {{Euphorbiaceae-stub