Anthostema is a flowering plant genus in the Family Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) first described as a genus in 1824.Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 56Tropicos, Anthostema A. Juss. It is native to Africa and Madagascar.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.
Species Anthostema aubryanum Baill. - W + C Africa from Ivory Coast to Cabinda Anthostema madagascariense Baill. - Madagascar Anthostema senegalense A.Juss. - W Africa from Senegal to Benin
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