Alchornea
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| Alchornea | |
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| Alchornea sicca | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Alchorneae |
| Subtribe: | Alchorneinae |
| Genus: | Alchornea Sw. |
Alchornea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 70 tropical species.
[edit] Synonyms
- Bleekeria Miq.
- Bossera Leandri
- Caelebogyne (Coelebogyne) J.Sm.
- Cladodes Lour.
- Hermesia Humb. & Bonpl.
- Lepidoturus Baill.
- Schousboea Schumach. & Thonn. (non Willd.: preoccupied)
- Stipellaria Benth.
Note that Bossera and Caelebogyne sometimes also stand alone as genera.
[edit] Species include
- Alchornea castaneifolia
- Alchornea cordifolia
- Alchornea floribunda
- Alchornea glandulosa
- Alchornea hunanensis
- Alchornea ilicifolia
- Alchornea latifolia
- Alchornea leptogyna
- Alchornea mollis
- Alchornea perrieri
- Alchornea sodiroi
- Alchornea triplinervia
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