| Philyra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Chrozophoreae |
| Subtribe: | Ditaxinae |
| Genus: |
Philyra Klotzsch |
| Binomial name | |
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Philyra brasiliensis Klotzsch |
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Philyra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It contains only one known species, Philyra brasiliensis, native to Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.