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| Authority - (Neidenzu) Airy Shaw or Lam. | Total Number of genera - 1 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 18 |
| Plant forms - Small to medium sized desert trees & shrubs |
| World Distribution - Eastern Madagascar, Mascarene. |
| Comments - Lecythidaceae. Confusing. Variously listed under Theales, Lecythidales, Myrtales
Foetidia 1 genus native to a limited area in eastern Madagascar, Mascarene region.
The wood of Foetidia mauritiana is one of several woods known as Stinkwood because of its unpleasant smell. |