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Lasiocroton

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Euphorbiaceae

Tribe
  
Adelieae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Malpighiales

Subfamily
  
Acalyphoideae

Scientific name
  
Lasiocroton

Lower classifications
  
Lasiocroton harrisii, Lasiocroton fawcettii, Lasiocroton macrophyllus, Bernardia trelawniensis

Lasiocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859. The genus is endemic to the West Indies.

Species
  1. Lasiocroton bahamensis Pax & K.Hoffm. - Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti
  2. Lasiocroton fawcettii Urb. - Jamaica
  3. Lasiocroton gracilis Britton & P.Wilson - SE Cuba
  4. Lasiocroton gutierrezii Jestrow - Cuba
  5. Lasiocroton harrisii Britton - Jamaica
  6. Lasiocroton macrophyllus (Sw.) Griseb. - Jamaica
  7. Lasiocroton microphyllus (A.Rich.) Jestrow - Cuba
formerly included
  1. moved to other genera (Bernardia Croton Leucocroton)
  2. Lasiocroton cordifolius Britton & P.Wilson - Leucocroton cordifolius (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain
  3. Lasiocroton prunifolius Griseb. - Croton punctatus Jacq.
  4. Lasiocroton subpeltatus Urb. - Leucocroton subpeltatus (Urb.) Alain
  5. Lasiocroton trelawniensis C.D.Adams - Bernardia trelawniensis (C.D.Adams) Jestrow & Proctor

References

Lasiocroton Wikipedia
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