Ricinodendreae

Ricinodendreae
Schinziophyton rautanenii seedling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Crotonoideae
Tribe:	Ricinodendreae
Genera
Givotia Ricinodendron Schinziophyton

Ricinodendreae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 genera.

• Givotia Griff. (from east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka),^[1]
  • Givotia gosai Radcl.-Sm.
  • Givotia madagascariensis Baill.
  • Givotia moluccana (L.) Sreem.
  • Givotia stipularis Radcl.-Sm.
• Ricinodendron Müll.Arg. (from Tropical Africa),^[2]
  • Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Heckel
• Schinziophyton Hutch. ex Radcl.Sm. (from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe),^[3]
  • Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm.

Notable species include mongongo (Schinziophyton rautanenii) and njangsa (Ricinodendron heudelotii).

Phylogeny

According to the Open Tree of Life, phylogenetic analysis suggests the following relationships amongst genera.^[4]

	Baliospermum
Ricinodendreae	Schinziophyton Givotia Ricinodendron

See also

• Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae

References

1. "Givotia Griff. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
2. "Ricinodendron Müll.Arg. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
3. "Schinziophyton Hutch. ex Radcl.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
4. "[Ricinodendreae + Baliospermum]". Open Tree of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-13.