Lachnostylis is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1846.Turczaninow, Nicolai Stepanowitsch. 1846. Bulletin de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 19(2): 503Tropicos, Lachnostylis Turcz. It is native to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape Provinces of South Africa.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families It is often included in Savia. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
