Lachnostylis

Lachnostylis
Lachnostylis hirta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily:	Phyllanthoideae
Tribe:	Bridelieae
Subtribe:	Securineginae
Genus:	Lachnostylis Turcz.

Lachnostylis is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1846.[1][2] It is native to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3] It is often included in Savia. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]

Species

1. Lachnostylis bilocularis R.A.Dyer
2. Lachnostylis hirta (L.f.) Müll.Arg.

References

1. Turczaninow, Nicolai Stepanowitsch. 1846. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 19(2): 503
2. Tropicos, Lachnostylis Turcz.
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.