Spegazziniophytum is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 2001.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Spegazziniophytum patagonicum, which is endemic to Argentina (Provinces of Mendoza, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz).[4]

Spegazziniophytum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Hippomaneae
Subtribe: Hippomaninae
Genus: Spegazziniophytum
Esser
Species:
S. patagonicum
Binomial name
Spegazziniophytum patagonicum
Synonyms[1]
  • Colliguaja patagonica Speg.
  • Sapium patagonicum (Speg.) D.J.Rogers
  • Spirostachys patagonica Griseb.
  • Stillingia patagonica (Speg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.

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