Dalechampia

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Subfamily: Acalyphoideae Tribe: Plukenetieae Subtribe: Dalechampiinae Genus: Dalechampia L.
Species
Dalechampia dioscoreifolia Dalechampia roezliana Dalechampia scandens etc.

Dalechampia is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae and of the monogeneric subtribe Dalechampiinae. It comprises about 110 species, found in all warm areas and especially in the Americas.

[edit] Synonyms

• Cremophyllum Scheidw.
• Dalechampsia Post & Kuntze
• Megalostylis S.Moore
• Rhopalostylis Klotzsch ex Baill.