Ricinodendreae

Ricinodendreae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 3 genera.


 * Givotia (from east Africa, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka),
 * Givotia gosai
 * Givotia madagascariensis
 * Givotia moluccana
 * Givotia stipularis
 * Ricinodendron Müll.Arg. (from Tropical Africa),
 * Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Heckel
 * Schinziophyton Hutch. ex Radcl.Sm. (from Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe),
 * Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm.

Notable species include mongongo (Schinziophyton rautanenii) and njangsa (Ricinodendron heudelotii).

Phylogeny
According to the Open Tree of Life, phylogenetic analysis suggests the following relationships amongst genera.