Orfilea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858.Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées 452TropicosWebster, G. L. 1994. Synopsis of the genera and suprageneric taxa of Euphorbiaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 81(1): 33–144 It is native to Madagascar and other islands in the Indian Ocean.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Species Orfilea ankafinensis (Baill.) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts - W Madagascar Orfilea coriacea Baill. - Comoros, Madagascar Orfilea multispicata (Baill.) G.L.Webster - Madagascar Orfilea neraudiana (Baill.) G.L.Webster - Mauritius
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