dcsimg

Leucocroton

provided by wikipedia EN

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)

  1. Leucocroton leprosus - Garciadelia leprosa
  2. Leucocroton microphyllus - Lasiocroton microphyllus

References

  1. ^ a b Tropicos
  2. ^ Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1861. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 9: 20-21 in Latin
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ 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.
license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN

Leucocroton: Brief Summary

provided by wikipedia EN

Leucocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1861. The entire genus is endemic to Cuba. It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Garciadelia and Lasiocroton. Species in this alliance are dioecious.

Species Leucocroton acunae Leucocroton anomalus Leucocroton bracteosus Leucocroton brittonii Leucocroton comosus - Sierra de Nipe Leucocroton cordifolius Leucocroton discolor - Sierra de Nipe Leucocroton ekmanii - Sierra Sagua Baracoa Leucocroton flavicans Leucocroton havanensis Leucocroton incrustatus Leucocroton linearifolius - Sierra de Moa Leucocroton longibracteatus Leucocroton moaensis Leucocroton moncadae Leucocroton obovatus - Sierra del Cristal Leucocroton pachyphylloides Leucocroton pachyphyllus - Sierra de Moa Leucocroton pallidus Leucocroton revolutus Leucocroton sameki Leucocroton saxicola - Sierra de Nipe Leucocroton stenophyllus - Sierra de Nipe Leucocroton subpeltatus Leucocroton virens Leucocroton wrightii formerly included

moved to other genera (Garciadelia and Lasiocroton)

Leucocroton leprosus - Garciadelia leprosa Leucocroton microphyllus - Lasiocroton microphyllus
license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN