Algernonia
| Algernonia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Euphorbioideae |
| Tribe: | Hureae |
| Genus: | Algernonia Baill. |
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Algernonia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858. It is native to Peru and Brazil.
- Species
- Algernonia amazonica - Huanuco, Amazonas
- Algernonia bahiensis - Bahia
- Algernonia brasiliensis - São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
- Algernonia dimitrii - SE Brazil
- Algernonia gibbosa - Rio de Janeiro
- Algernonia glazioui - Rio de Janeiro
- Pau-de-leite (Algernonia kuhlmannii) - Peru, SE Brazil
- Algernonia leandrii - SE Brazil
- Algernonia obovata - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
- Algernonia pardina - Bahia
- Algernonia paulae - Rio de Janeiro
- Algernonia riedelii - Rio de Janeiro