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Acidocroton

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Acidocroton is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described with this name in 1859.[3][4] It is native to Colombia and the Greater Antilles.[2][5]

Etymologically, the name Acidocroton means "sour croton".

Species[2]
formerly included

moved to Ophellantha

  1. Acidocroton spinosus - Ophellantha spinosa
  2. Acidocroton steyermarkii - Ophellantha steyermarkii

References

  1. ^ van Ee, B. W. 2010. (1941-1942) Proposals to conserve the names Acidocroton and A. adelioides (Euphorbiaceae) with conserved types. Taxon 59(3):9890
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1859. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 42 short description in Latin, longer description and commentary in English
  4. ^ Tropicos, Acidocroton Griseb.
  5. ^ Martínez Gordillo, M., J. J. Ramírez, R. C. Durán, E. J. Arriaga, R. García, A. Cervantes & R. M. Hernández. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México. Anales del Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Botánica 73(2): 155–281.
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Acidocroton: Brief Summary

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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.

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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