Bocquillonia | |
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Bocquillonia castaneifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Alchorneae |
Subtribe: | Alchorneinae |
Genus: |
Bocquillonia Baill. |
Synonyms | |
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Bocquillonia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1862. The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia (including smaller islands that are part of the territory).. Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that Bocquillonia is nested in Alchornea.