Lingelsheimia is a plant genus in the families Phyllanthaceae (and previously placed in the family Putranjivaceae), first described as a genus in 1909. It is native to central Africa and Madagascar.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Species Lingelsheimia abbayesii (Leandri) Radcl.-Sm. - Madagascar Lingelsheimia ambigua (Leandri) Radcl.-Sm. - Madagascar Lingelsheimia fiherenensis (Leandri) Radcl.-Sm. - Madagascar Lingelsheimia frutescens Pax - Gabon, Zaire Lingelsheimia manongarivensis (Leandri) G.L.Webster - Madagascar Lingelsheimia sylvestris (Radcl.-Sm.) Radcl.-Sm. - Tanzania
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