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Leucocroton

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Leucocroton
Leucocroton havanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Malpighiales
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Acalyphoideae
Tribe:
Adelieae
Genus:
Leucocroton

Type species
Leucocroton wrightii[1]

Leucocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1861.[2][1] The entire genus is endemic to Cuba.[3]

Species[3]
3
formerly included

moved to other genera (Garciadelia Lasiocroton )

  1. Leucocroton leprosus - Garciadelia leprosa
  2. Leucocroton microphyllus - Lasiocroton microphyllus

References

  1. ^ a b Tropicos
  2. ^ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1861. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 9: 20-21 in Latin
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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