Biology:Leucocroton
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Leucocroton | |
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| Leucocroton havanensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Adelieae |
| Genus: | Leucocroton Griseb. |
| Type species | |
| Leucocroton wrightii[1] Griseb.
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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] It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Garciadelia and Lasiocroton. Species in this alliance are dioecious.[4]
- Species[3]
- formerly included
moved to other genera (Garciadelia and Lasiocroton)
- Leucocroton leprosus - Garciadelia leprosa
- Leucocroton microphyllus - Lasiocroton microphyllus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tropicos
- ↑ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1861. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 9: 20-21 in Latin
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Jestrow, Brett; Gutiérrez Amaro, Jorge; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2012). "Islands within islands: A molecular phylogenetic study of the Leucocroton alliance (Euphorbiaceae) across the Caribbean Islands and within the serpentinite archipelago of Cuba". Journal of Biogeography 39 (3): 452–464. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02607.x.
Wikidata ☰ Q2891771 entry
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