Foetidia is a genus of flowering plants first described as a genus in 1788. Most authors place the genus in the family Lecythidaceae, the sole genus in the subfamily Foetidioideae, but some prefer to treat it as a distinct family, the Foetidiaceae. It is native to eastern Africa and to various islands in the Indian Ocean.

Species

Source: • # Foetidia africana - Uzaramo District in Tanzania • # Foetidia asymetrica - Madagascar • # Foetidia capuronii - Madagascar • # Foetidia clusioides - Madagascar • # Foetidia comorensis - Mayotte • # Foetidia cuneata - Madagascar • # Foetidia delphinensis - Madagascar • # Foetidia dracaenoides - Madagascar • # Foetidia macrocarpa - Madagascar • # Foetidia mauritiana - Mauritius, Réunion • # Foetidia obliqua - Pemba I, Madagascar • # Foetidia parviflora - Madagascar • # Foetidia pterocarpa - Madagascar • # Foetidia retusa - Madagascar • # Foetidia rodriguesiana - Rodrigues • # Foetidia rubescens - Madagascar • # Foetidia sambiranensis - Madagascar • # Foetidia vohemarensis - Madagascar The wood of Foetidia mauritiana is one of several woods known as stinkwood because of its unpleasant smell.