Givotia madagascariensis, locally known as farafatsy,[1] is a commercially valuable softwood tree endemic to the southwestern Madagascar[2] province formally known as Toliara Province.

It is in the genus Givotia of the family Euphorbiaceae.

[3] Locals use it in building canoes[1] and in folk medicine, and it has been investigated for antitumor substances.

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