Crotonogyne is a shrub of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) first described as a genus in 1864.Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1864. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung :welche Recensionen, Abhandlungen, Aufsätze, Neuigkeiten und Nachrichten, die Botanik betreffend, enthält 47: 535 in LatinTropicos, Crotonogyne Müll. Arg. It is native to western and central Africa.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It is dioecious.
Species
Formerly included moved to other genera: Cyrtogonone Crotonogyne argentea - Cyrtogonone argentea
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