Biology:Crotonoideae

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Short description: Subfamily of flowering plants

Crotonoideae
Alabama Croton Croton alabamensis Plant 2448px.jpg
Croton alabamensis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Burmeist.
Tribes

Adenoclineae
Aleuritideae
Codiaeae
Crotoneae
Elateriospermeae
Gelonieae
Jatropheae
Manihoteae
Micrandreae
Ricinocarpeae
Ricinodendreae
Trigonostemoneae

The Crotonoideae (crotonoids) is a subfamily within the family Euphorbiaceae.[1] This subfamily contains many plants with purgative properties, such as Croton tiglium and Jatropha curcas.

See also

  • Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae

References

  1. Gurcharan Singh (2004). Plants Systematics: An Integrated Approach. Enfield, N.H: Science Publishers. ISBN 1-57808-351-6. 

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