Garciadelia | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Adelieae |
Genus: | Garciadelia Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. |
Garciadelia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 2010.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to the Island of Hispaniola in the West Indies (divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[3] It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Leucocroton and Lasiocroton. Species in this alliance are dioecious.[4]