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Stillingia
Sign in to saveStillingia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described for modern science as a genus in 1767. The genus is native to Latin America, the southern United States, and various islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Toothleaf is a common name for plants in this genus.
Species
toothleaf
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyEuphorbiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 400
- With media
- 213
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, FC-UNAM, INECOL, NY, SD
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brazil, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Euphorbiaceae
- Image
- Stillingia linearifolia 001.jpg
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- taxon name
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- Stillingia
- topic's main category
- Category:Stillingia
- taxon common name
- toothleaf
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Medical use
- Taxonomy
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Stillingia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described for modern science as a genus in 1767. The genus is native to Latin America, the southern United States, and various islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Toothleaf is a common name for plants in this genus.
It is known to contain diterpene esters.
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