Biology:Acidocroton
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| 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 Griseb.
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Acidocroton is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described with this name in 1859.[3][4] It is native to Colombia and the Greater Antilles.[2][5]
Etymologically, the name Acidocroton means "sour croton".
- Species[2]
- 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q4674122 entry
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