Senefeldera

Senefeldera is a plant genus of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae).^[1][2] Their wood can be used as timber, in handicraft and as firewood.^[3] It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.^[4]

Senefeldera
Senefeldera verticillata flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Euphorbioideae
Tribe:	Hippomaneae
Subtribe:	Hippomaninae
Genus:	Senefeldera Mart.
Species
Several, see text

The genus was circumscribed by Mart. in Flora vol.24 (2) on page 29 in 1841.^[4]

The genus name of Senefeldera is in honour of Johann Alois Senefelder (1771–1834), who was a German actor and playwright who invented the printing technique of lithography in the 1790s.^[5]

Species

Kew accepts 3 species;^[4]

• Senefeldera testiculata Pittier
• Senefeldera triandra Pax & K.Hoffm.
• Senefeldera verticillata (Vell.) Croizat