Lachnostylis is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1846.[1][2] It is native to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape Provinces of South Africa.[3] It is often included in Savia. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]

Species
  1. Lachnostylis bilocularis R.A.Dyer
  2. Lachnostylis hirta (L.f.) Müll.Arg.

References

  1. ^ Turczaninow, Nicolai Stepanowitsch. 1846. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 19(2): 503
  2. ^ Tropicos, Lachnostylis Turcz.
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.