Ricinodendreae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 genera.

Givotia (from east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka), Givotia gosai Givotia madagascariensis Givotia moluccana Givotia stipularis Ricinodendron (from Tropical Africa), Ricinodendron heudelotii Schinziophyton (from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe), Schinziophyton rautanenii

Notable species include mongongo (Schinziophyton rautanenii) and njangsa (Ricinodendron heudelotii).

Phylogeny According to the Open Tree of Life, phylogenetic analysis suggests the following relationships amongst genera.

See also Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae

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