Gonatogyne is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1873.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Gonatogyne brasiliensis, endemic to southeastern Brazil.[1][4][5] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Phyllanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Bridelieae |
| Subtribe: | Saviinae |
| Genus: | Gonatogyne Klotzsch ex Müll.Arg. |
| Species: | G. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gonatogyne brasiliensis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1873. in Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von, Flora Brasiliensis 11(2): 13 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Gonatogyne Klotzsch ex Müll. Arg
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- ^ Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
- ^ Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.