Givotia madagascariensis

Givotia madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Givotia
Species:
G. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Givotia madagascariensis

Givotia madagascariensis, locally known as farafatsy, is a commercially valuable softwood tree endemic to the southwestern Madagascar province formally known as Toliara Province.

It is in the genus Givotia of the family Euphorbiaceae. Locals use it in building canoes and in folk medicine, and it has been investigated for antitumor substances.