Acidocroton
Acidocroton is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described with this name in 1859. It is native to Colombia and the Greater Antilles.
| Acidocroton | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Codiaeae |
| Genus: | Acidocroton Griseb. 1859, conserved name |
| Type species | |
| Acidocroton adelioides | |
Etymologically, the name Acidocroton means "sour croton".
- Species
- Acidocroton acunae - Cuba
- Acidocroton adelioides - Cuba
- Acidocroton ekmanii - E Cuba
- Acidocroton gentryi - Cundinamarca
- Acidocroton horridus - Haiti
- Acidocroton litoralis - Haiti
- Acidocroton lobulatus - SE Cuba
- Acidocroton montanus - Hispaniola
- Acidocroton oligostemon - C + E Cuba
- Acidocroton trichophyllus - Cuba
- Acidocroton verrucosus - Jamaica
- formerly included
moved to Ophellantha
- Acidocroton spinosus - Ophellantha spinosa
- Acidocroton steyermarkii - Ophellantha steyermarkii
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