Paracroton
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Paracroton pendulus |
Paracroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, comprising 3 or 4 species found from Sri Lanka to Myanmar and Malaysia to the Philippines. These are trees exuding a red sap.
[edit] Synonymy
This genus was previously known as:
- Desmostemon Thwaites, and
- Fahrenheitia Rchb. f. & Zoll. ex Müll. Arg.
