Excoecaria guineensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.[1] It was originally described as Stillingia guineensis Benth. in 1849.[2][3] It is native to western and central tropical Africa.[1]

Excoecaria guineensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Excoecaria
Species:
E. guineensis
Binomial name
Excoecaria guineensis
(Benth.) Müll.Arg.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Stillingia guineensis Benth.
  • Sapium guineense (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Excoecaria angustifolia Afzel. ex Pax

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Excoecaria guineensis (Benth.) Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. ^ "Excoecaria guineensis (Benth.) Müll.Arg". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. ^ "Stillingia guineensis Benth". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-26.