Givotia madagascariensis

Givotia madagascariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Givotia
Species: G. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Givotia madagascariensis
Baill.

Givotia madagascariensis is a commercially valuable softwood tree endemic to the southwestern Madagascar[1] province formally known as Toliara Province. It is in the Givotia genus and the Euphorbiaceae family. [2]

References

  1. Lemmens, R.H.M.J.; Louppe, D.; Oteng-Amoako, A.A. Timbers 2. PROTA. ISBN 978-92-9081-495-5.
  2. PlantList at Kew Gardens lists this plant at http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-89909
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