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Cleistanthus

Cleistanthus
Cleistanthus orgyialis Blanco2.353.png
Cleistanthus orgyialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Tribe: Bridelieae
Genus: Cleistanthus
Hook.f. ex Planch.
Synonyms

Cleistanthus is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1848. It is widespread in much of the Old World Tropics in Asia, Africa, Australia, and various oceanic islands.Cleistanthus collinus is known for being toxic and may be the agent of homicides or suicides.



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