Stachyandra is a plant genus in the family Picrodendraceae first described as a genus in 1990.Radcliffe-Smith, Alan. 1990. Notes on Madagascan Euphorbiaceae, III. Stachyandra. Kew Bulletin 45(3): 561–568Tropicos, Stachyandra J.-F. Leroy ex Radcl.-Sm.
The entire genus is endemic to 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 Stachyandra imberbis (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm. Stachyandra merana (Airy Shaw) J.-F.Leroy ex Radcl.-Sm. Stachyandra rufibarbis (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm. Stachyandra viticifolia (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm.
See also Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae
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