Podadenia

Podadenia is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1821.^[2][3] At present, only species is recognized in the genus, Podadenia sapida, endemic to Sri Lanka.^[1][4]

formerly included^[1]

Podadenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Pycnocomeae
Subtribe:	Blumeodendrinae
Genus:	Podadenia Thwaites
Species:	P. sapida
Binomial name
Podadenia sapida Thwaites
Synonyms[1]
Stylanthus thwaitesii Baill. Podadenia thwaitesii Müll.Arg. Ptychopyxis thwaitesii (Müll.Arg.) Croizat

moved to Ptychopyxis

• Podadenia javanica J.J.Sm., synonym of Ptychopyxis javanica (J.J.Sm.) Croizat