[3][4][5] It is widespread across much of Asia, Africa, and various oceanic islands, with a few species in South America and on the Iberian Peninsula.

[2][6][7][8][9][10] The genus is named after John Fluegge, a German cryptogamic botanist.

Members of this genus all have entire ovate leaves and minute green flowers that form at the leaf axils in the form of fascicles or cymes.

[8] With the exception of F. verrucosa, F. spirei, and occasionally F. virosa, they are dioecious.

moved to other genera (Leptopus Margaritaria Meineckia Ophiopogon )