Lasiocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859.[1][2] The genus is endemic to the West Indies.[3][4][5] It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Leucocroton and Garciadelia. Species in this alliance are dioecious.[6]
Lasiocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Leucocroton and Garciadelia. Species in this alliance are dioecious.
Species Lasiocroton bahamensis Pax & K.Hoffm. - Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti Lasiocroton fawcettii Urb. - Jamaica Lasiocroton gracilis Britton & P.Wilson - SE Cuba Lasiocroton gutierrezii Jestrow - Cuba Lasiocroton harrisii Britton - Jamaica Lasiocroton macrophyllus (Sw.) Griseb. - Jamaica Lasiocroton microphyllus (A.Rich.) Jestrow - Cuba formerly included moved to other genera (Bernardia Croton Leucocroton) Lasiocroton cordifolius Britton & P.Wilson - Leucocroton cordifolius (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain Lasiocroton prunifolius Griseb. - Croton punctatus Jacq. Lasiocroton subpeltatus Urb. - Leucocroton subpeltatus (Urb.) Alain Lasiocroton trelawniensis C.D.Adams - Bernardia trelawniensis (C.D.Adams) Jestrow & Proctor