False croton
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- "Cavanilla" redirects here. As described by José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo, it is a synonym of Caperonia. As described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin, it is a synonym of Dombeya.
| False croton | |
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| Caperonia palustris | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Chrozophoreae |
| Subtribe: | Ditaxinae |
| Genus: | Caperonia A.St.-Hil. |
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Caperonia bahiensis |
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False crotons (genus Caperonia) are a group of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. There are 60 species found in tropical America and tropical Africa.
[edit] Synonyms
This genus is also known as:
- Acanthopyxis Miq. ex Lanj. (nom. inval.)
- Androphoranthus H.Karst.
- Cavanilla Vell.
- Lepidococea Turcz.
- Meterana Raf.
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