Andrachne sect. Pseudophyllanthus

Hoffmann, Petra, 2000, Revision of Andrachne sect. Pseudophyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae), with the description of two new species from Madagascar, Adansonia (3) 22 (1), pp. 123-133 : 132

Key to the taxa most similar to Andrachne sect. Pseudophyllanthus

1. Plant up to 0.5 m tall. Ovules hemitropous. Staminate disc dissected. Seeds sculptured. Plants monoecious .............................................................................................................. Andrachne s.str.

1’. Plant up to 6 m tall. Ovules anatropous. Staminate disc dissected or annular. Seeds smooth or sculptured. Plants monoecious or dioecious .................................................................................................................. 2

2. Seeds smooth. Staminate disc dissected or annular. Plants dioecious .............................................. Leptopus

2’. Seeds rugose. Disc annular. Plants monoecious or dioecious ........................................................................ 3

3. Petals absent. Ovaries glabrous. Filaments connate or free ............................................................ Meineckia

3’. Petals present. Ovaries hairy. Filaments connate .................................. Andrachne sect. Pseudophyllanthus sion over the entire disjunct range of these groups is badly needed.