Cyttaranthus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1955.[1][2] It contains only one known species, Cyttaranthus congolensis, native to tropical Africa (Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa (Zaire), Gabon, Cabinda, Tanzania).[3]
| Cyttaranthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Agrostistachydeae |
| Genus: | Cyttaranthus J.Léonard |
| Species: | C. congolensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyttaranthus congolensis J.Léonard
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References
edit- ^ Léonard, Jean Joseph Gustave. 1955. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 25: 286
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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