Acidocroton

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Acidocroton is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described with this name in 1859.[1][2] It is native to Colombia, Mexico and the Greater Antilles.[3][4]

Taxonomy

Etymologically, the name Acidocroton means "sour croton".

Species

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formerly included

moved to Ophellantha

  1. Acidocroton spinosus - Ophellantha spinosa
  2. Acidocroton steyermarkii - Ophellantha steyermarkii

References

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  1. Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1859. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 42 short description in Latin, longer description and commentary in English
  2. Tropicos, Acidocroton Griseb.
  3. a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. 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.

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