Nuxia allorgeorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Stilbaceae. It is a shrub or tree, known from a single specimen collected in Madagascar. The species was described in 1947, and is listed as Data Deficient by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Taxonomy Nuxia allorgeorum was described by Paul Albert Jovet in 1947. The species is only known from the type specimen, which was collected in 1911, from the Mahajanga district of Madagascar, at an elevation of . The precise location from which it was collected is unknown, but is "between Maningozy and Ranobe".
Distribution Nuxia allorgeorum is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of western Madagascar. It probably grows in dry savannahs.
Description Nuxia allorgeorum is a shrub or tree. It grows up to tall. The inflorescences are round clusters. The flowers are around deep.
Conservation In 2020, the IUCN assessed Nuxia allorgeorum as Data Deficient, due to a lack of data on population trends. It may be impacted by grazing and wildfires. The species is not known to be present in any ex situ collections.
Etymology The species is named after Pierre Allorge and Valentine Allorge.
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