False croton

"Cavanilla" redirects here. As described by José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo, it is a synonym of Caperonia. As described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin, it is a synonym of Dombeya.
False croton
Caperonia palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Chrozophoreae
Subtribe: Ditaxinae
Genus: Caperonia
A.St.-Hil.
Species

Caperonia bahiensis
Caperonia castaneifolia - chestnutleaf false croton
Caperonia cordata
Caperonia fistulosa
Caperonia hystrix
Caperonia palustris - sacatrapo
Caperonia senegalensis
Caperonia serrata
etc.

False crotons (genus Caperonia) are a group of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. There are 60 species found in tropical America and tropical Africa.

Synonyms

This genus is also known as: