Argythamnia

silverbushes
	Argythamnia serrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Chrozophoreae
Subtribe:	Ditaxinae
Genus:	Argythamnia; P.Br.
Synonyms
	Argithamnia Sw. spelling variation; Argothamnia Spreng. spelling variation; Argyrothamnia Müll.Arg. spelling variation; Argytamnia Duchesne spelling variation; Odotalon Raf.;

Argythamnia is a genus of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1756.^[2] They are known commonly as silverbushes.

Species^[3]

As with many other genera, there have been many changes in classification the past several years. The following list includes species accepted as members of Argythamnia as of September 2014. The species are native to Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, Colombia, and Texas.

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formerly included^[3]

Moved to other genera (Caperonia Chiropetalum Croton Ditaxis Philyra Speranskia)

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References

^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 338–339 descriptions in Latin, discussion in English
^ ^a ^b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

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[1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Browne, Patrick. 1756. Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts 338–339 descriptions in Latin, discussion in English

[WCSP-3] "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

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