Platygyna is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1830.[2][3] It is native to Cuba and Haiti in the West Indies.[1][4]
| Platygyna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Plukenetieae |
| Subtribe: | Tragiinae |
| Genus: | Platygyna Mercier |
| Synonyms[1] | |
- Species[1]
- Platygyna dentata Alain - SE Cuba
- Platygyna hexandra (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - Cuba, Haiti
- Platygyna leonis Alain - E Cuba
- Platygyna obovata Borhidi - E Cuba
- Platygyna parvifolia Alain - E Cuba
- Platygyna triandra Borhidi - E Cuba
- Platygyna volubilis Howard - E Cuba
References edit
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Mercier, Elysée. 1830. Bulletin Botanique [Geneve] 1: 168
- ^ Tropicos, Platygyna Mercier
- ^ 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.
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