Claoxylon

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iClaoxylon
Claoxylon sandwicense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Subfamily: Acalyphoideae Tribe: Acalypheae Subtribe: Claoxylinae Genus: Claoxylon A.Juss.
Species
Claoxylon australe Claoxylon carolinianum - koee Claoxylon indicum Claoxylon kinabaluense Claoxylon longifolium Claoxylon oliganthum Claoxylon putii Claoxylon sandwicense - poola Claoxylon tenerifolium etc.

Claoxylon is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae, comprising dioecious subshrubs to small trees. The genus comprises about 80 species, distributed in paleotropical areas: Madagascar through South and Southeast Asia, Malesia to Melanesia and Hawaii. Half of the species are in Malesia.

The genera Erythrochilus Reinw. ex Blume (or Erythrochylus Reinw. ex Blume, an orthographic variant) and Quadrasia Elmer is generally included into this genus.