Sebastiania
Encyclopedia
Sebastiania is a plant
genus
in the Euphorbiaceae
family, comprising about 100 species. These are shrub
s found in tropical and warm areas.
Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
family, comprising about 100 species. These are shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s found in tropical and warm areas.
Species include:
- Sebastiania alpinaSebastiania alpinaSebastiania alpina is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Sebastiania crenulataSebastiania crenulataSebastiania crenulata is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Sebastiania fasciculataSebastiania fasciculataSebastiania fasciculata is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Sebastiania fruticosa
- Sebastiania howardianaSebastiania howardianaSebastiania howardiana is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Sebastiania huallagensisSebastiania huallagensisSebastiania huallagensis is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Sebastiania ligustrina
- Sebastiania palmeri
- Sebastiania pavoniana
- Sebastiania spicataSebastiania spicataSebastiania spicata is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
Synonyms
- Clonostachys KlotzschJohann Friedrich KlotzschJohann Friedrich Klotzsch was a German pharmacist and botanist.His principal work was in the field of mycology, with the study and description of many species of mushroom.-Selected works:...
- Cnemidostachys Mart.Carl Friedrich Philipp von MartiusCarl Friedrich Philipp von Martius was a German botanist and explorer.Martius was born at Erlangen, where he graduated M.D. in 1814, publishing as his thesis a critical catalogue of plants in the botanic garden of the university...
- Elachocroton F.Muell.
- Gussonia Spreng.
- Microstachys A.Juss.Adrien-Henri de JussieuAdrien-Henri de Jussieu was a French botanist.Born in Paris as the son of botanist Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1824 with a treatise of the plant family Euphorbiaceae. When his father retired in 1826, he succeeded him at the Jardin des Plantes; in...
- also stands alone as a different genus. - Sarothrostachys KlotzschJohann Friedrich KlotzschJohann Friedrich Klotzsch was a German pharmacist and botanist.His principal work was in the field of mycology, with the study and description of many species of mushroom.-Selected works:...
- Tragiopsis H.Karst.