Ricinodendreae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 genus.
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Givotia (from east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka),
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Givotia gosai
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Givotia madagascariensis
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Givotia moluccana
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Givotia stipularis
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Ricinodendron (from Tropical Africa),
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Schinziophyton (from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe),
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Schinziophyton rautanenii
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.
See also
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Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae
