Platygyna is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1830.Mercier, Elysée. 1830. Bulletin Botanique [Geneve] 1: 168Tropicos, Platygyna Mercier It is native to Cuba and Haiti in the West Indies.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 Platygyna dentata Alain - SE Cuba Platygyna hexandra (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. - Cuba, Haiti Platygyna leonis Alain - E Cuba Platygyna obovata Borhidi - E Cuba Platygyna parvifolia Alain - E Cuba Platygyna triandra Borhidi - E Cuba Platygyna volubilis Howard - E Cuba
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