Paracroton

Paracroton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Crotoneae
Genus: Paracroton
Miq.
Synonyms[1]

Paracroton is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859.[2][3] It is native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as New Guinea.[1]

Species[1]
  1. Paracroton integrifolius (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  2. Paracroton pendulus (Hassk.) Miq. - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
  3. Paracroton sterrhopodus (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts - W New Guinea
  4. Paracroton zeylanicus (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Sri Lanka

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. 1859. Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1(2): 382-383 in Latin
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Paracroton Miq.


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