Philyra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Chrozophoreae |
Subtribe: | Ditaxinae |
Genus: |
Philyra Klotzsch |
Binomial name | |
Philyra brasiliensis Klotzsch |
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Synonyms | |
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Philyra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It contains only one known species, Philyra brasiliensis, native to Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.