Alchornea

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Alchornea
Alchornea sicca
Alchornea sicca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Alchorneae
Subtribe: Alchorneinae
Genus: Alchornea
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Species

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Alchornea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 70 tropical species.

[edit] Synonyms

Note that Bossera and Caelebogyne sometimes also stand alone as genera.

[edit] Species include:


Alchornia cordifolia
Alchornia cordifolia
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