Securinega is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1789.Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Genera Plantarum 388 in LatinTropicos, genus Securinega Comm. ex Juss. As presently conceived, the genus is native to Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. In the past, it was considered to be much more widespread, thus explaining the long list of species formerly included.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, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Species Securinega antsingyensis Leandri - W Madagascar Securinega capuronii Leandri - W Madagascar Securinega durissima J.F.Gmel. - Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues Island Securinega perrieri Leandri - W Madagascar Securinega seyrigii Leandri - W Madagascar
Formerly included moved to other genera: (Actephila Andrachne Chascotheca Cleistanthus Flueggea Jablonskia Margaritaria Meineckia Neoroepera Savia Tetracoccus )
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