Senefeldera | |
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Senefeldera verticillata flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Euphorbioideae |
Tribe: | Hippomaneae |
Subtribe: | Hippomaninae |
Genus: | Senefeldera Mart. |
Species | |
Several, see text |
Senefeldera is a plant genus of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).[1][2] Their wood can be used as timber, in handicraft and as firewood.[3] It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.[4]
The genus was circumscribed by Mart. in Flora vol.24 (2) on page 29 in 1841.[4]
The genus name of Senefeldera is in honour of Johann Alois Senefelder (1771–1834), who was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.[5]