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Sebastiania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1821. It is native to North and South America from Arizona and the West Indies south to Uruguay.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Observations recorded22,846

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,122
With media
669
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Collections
IEA-UAT, IBUNAM, MICH, UNICACH, NY, INECOL
Recorded in
Mexico, Brazil, Brasil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Hippomaninae
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Guindillo.jpg
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Category:Sebastiania
taxon name
Sebastiania
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Sebastiania
taxon common name
地杨桃属
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Sebastiania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1821. It is native to North and South America from Arizona and the West Indies south to Uruguay.

==Species== Kew's Plants of the World Online accepts 60 species in the genus Sebastiania. Many species formerly included in this genus are now placed in genera such as Actinostemon, Bonania, Chrysanthellum, Dendrocousinsia, Ditaxis, Ditrysinia, Gymnanthes, Microstachys, Phyllanthus, Sapium, and Stillingia.

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