Cnidoscolus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1827.[5][3] The group is widespread across much of North and South America, including the West Indies.[4][6][7][8][9][10]
The name is derived from the Greek words κνίδη (knide), meaning "nettle," and σκόλοψ (skolops), meaning "thorn" or "prickle."[11]
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Cnidoscolus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1827. The group is widespread across much of North and South America, including the West Indies.
The name is derived from the Greek words κνίδη (knide), meaning "nettle," and σκόλοψ (skolops), meaning "thorn" or "prickle."
Species Cnidoscolus aconitifolius - Mexico, Central America Cnidoscolus acrandrus - Dominican Rep Cnidoscolus aculeatissimus - Goiás, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro Cnidoscolus adenoblepharus - Bahia Cnidoscolus adenochlamys - N Brazil, the Guianas Cnidoscolus aequatoriensis - Ecuador Cnidoscolus albibracteatus - Guerrero Cnidoscolus albidus - NE Mexico Cnidoscolus albomaculatus - Paraguay, S Brazil, NE Argentina Cnidoscolus angustidens - Mexico, Arizona Cnidoscolus appendiculatus - Paraguay, Misiones Cnidoscolus aurelii - Tocantins Cnidoscolus autlanensis - Jalisco Cnidoscolus bahianus - Brazil Cnidoscolus basiacanthus - Peru Cnidoscolus beckii - Bolivia Cnidoscolus bellator - W Cuba Cnidoscolus byssinus - Bahia Cnidoscolus cajamarcensis - Peru Cnidoscolus calcareus - Mato Grosso do Sul Cnidoscolus calyptratus - Goiás Cnidoscolus calyptrodontus - Bahia Cnidoscolus ceballosii - Bahia Cnidoscolus cervii - Mato Grosso do Sul Cnidoscolus conicus - Minas Gerais Cnidoscolus diacanthus - Peru Cnidoscolus egregius - Puebla, Oaxaca Cnidoscolus elasticus - N + C Mexico Cnidoscolus fimbriatus - Venezuela Cnidoscolus froesii - Brazil Cnidoscolus graminifolius - Tocantins Cnidoscolus guatimalensis - Guatemala Cnidoscolus halteris - Pernambuco, Bahia Cnidoscolus hamosus - E Brazil Cnidoscolus hypokerinus - Bahia Cnidoscolus hypoleucus - Peru Cnidoscolus inaequalis - Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul Cnidoscolus infestus - E Brazil Cnidoscolus jaenensis - Peru Cnidoscolus kunthianus - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana Cnidoscolus leuconeurus - Paraguay Cnidoscolus liebmannii - Puebla Cnidoscolus liesneri - Cajamarca Cnidoscolus loasoides - Paraguay, NE Argentina Cnidoscolus lombardii - Minas Gerais Cnidoscolus longibracteatus - Guatemala Cnidoscolus longipes - Colombia Cnidoscolus maculatus - Baja California Sur, Sonora, Colima Cnidoscolus magni-gerdtii - Bahia Cnidoscolus maracayensis - Canindeyú Cnidoscolus matosii - E Cuba Cnidoscolus megacanthus - Oaxaca, Central America Cnidoscolus minarum - Bahia, Minas Gerais Cnidoscolus mitis - Mato Grosso Cnidoscolus monicanus - Michoacán Cnidoscolus monsanto - Bahia Cnidoscolus multilobus - Mexico, Central America Cnidoscolus oligandrus - SE Brazil Cnidoscolus orientensis - Bolivia Cnidoscolus palmeri - Baja California Sur, Sonora Cnidoscolus paucistamineus - Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul Cnidoscolus pavonianus - Peru Cnidoscolus piranii - Bahia Cnidoscolus populifolius - Bahia Cnidoscolus pteroneurus - Paraguay Cnidoscolus pubescens - Brazil Cnidoscolus pyrophorus - Peru Cnidoscolus quercifolius - E Brazil Cnidoscolus rangel - Pinar del Río Cnidoscolus regina - Sierra Sagua Baracoa in Cuba Cnidoscolus rostratus - C + SW Mexico Cnidoscolus rotundifolius - NE Mexico Cnidoscolus rupestris - Bahia Cnidoscolus rzedowskii - Querétaro, Guanajuato Cnidoscolus sellowianus - Brazil Cnidoscolus serrulatus - Paraguay Cnidoscolus shrevei - Durango, Coahuila Cnidoscolus sinaloensis - Sinaloa, Nayarit Cnidoscolus souzae - S Mexico, Belize, Guatemala Cnidoscolus spathulatus - Goiás, São Paulo Cnidoscolus spinosus - SW Mexico Cnidoscolus stimulosus - SE USA Cnidoscolus subinteger - Paraguay, Mato Grosso do Sul Cnidoscolus tehuacanensis - Puebla, Oaxaca Cnidoscolus tepiquensis - Sinaloa, Jalisco, Nayarit Cnidoscolus texanus - SC USA Cnidoscolus tridentifer - Mato Grosso do Sul Cnidoscolus tubulosus - from Mexico to Argentina Cnidoscolus ulei - Bahia Cnidoscolus urens - Mexico, Central + South America, West Indies, SE USA Cnidoscolus urentissimus - Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais Cnidoscolus urnigerus - E Brazil Cnidoscolus vitifolius - Brazil, Bolivia, NW Argentina formerly included C. obtusifolius - Jatropha mutabilis C. surinamensis - Astraea lobata