Acidocroton
| Acidocroton | |
|---|---|
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| Spiny stipules on Acidocroton verrucosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Codiaeae |
| Genus: | Acidocroton Griseb. 1859, conserved name[1] |
| Type species | |
| Acidocroton adelioides | |
Acidocroton is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described with this name in 1859.[3][4] It is native to Colombia, Mexico and the Greater Antilles.[2][5]
Taxonomy
Etymologically, the name Acidocroton means "sour croton".
Species
The following species are recorded:[2]
- Acidocroton acunae - Cuba
- Acidocroton adelioides - Cuba
- Acidocroton ekmanii - E Cuba
- Acidocroton gentryi - Colombia (Cundinamarca)
- Acidocroton horridus - Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
- Acidocroton litoralis - Haiti
- Acidocroton lobulatus - SE Cuba
- Acidocroton madrigalensis - Mexico (Tabasco)
- 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
References
- ^ van Ee, B. W. 2010. (1941-1942) Proposals to conserve the names Acidocroton and A. adelioides (Euphorbiaceae) with conserved types. Taxon 59(3):9890
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1859. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 42 short description in Latin, longer description and commentary in English
- ^ Tropicos, Acidocroton Griseb.
- ^ 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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