Hylandia
Genus of flowering plants
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Hylandia is a genus of plants, of the family Euphorbiaceae, named in honour of Australian botanist Bernie Hyland, by Herbert K. Airy Shaw.[1]
| Blushwood | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Codiaeae |
| Genus: | Hylandia Airy Shaw[1][2] |
| Species: | H. dockrillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylandia dockrillii | |
Hylandia dockrillii, sometimes referred to as blushwood, is a species in the family Euphorbiaceae; the common name is also used for the related species Fontainea picrosperma, from which tigilanol tiglate (EBC-46) is derived.[1][2][3] It is native to the Cook region in Queensland, Australia.[4]
