Neoboutonia
| Neoboutonia | |
|---|---|
| Neoboutonia mannii specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Aleuritideae |
| Subtribe: | Neoboutoniinae |
| Genus: | Neoboutonia Airy Shaw |
| Type species | |
| Neoboutonia africana (syn of N. melleri) | |
Neoboutonia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1864. It is the only genus in subtribe Neoboutoniinae, and native to tropical Africa. It is dioecious.
- Species
- Neoboutonia macrocalyx Pax - Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Neoboutonia mannii Benth. & Hook.f. - tropical Africa from Liberia to Mozambique
- Neoboutonia melleri (Müll.Arg.) Prain - tropical Africa from Nigeria to Mozambique