Chaetocarpus
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| Chaetocarpus | |
|---|---|
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| Chaetocarpus echinocarpus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Chaetocarpeae |
| Genus: | Chaetocarpus Thwaites |
| Type species | |
| Chaetocarpus pungens Thwaites | |
| Species | |
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Chaetocarpus pungens | |
Chaetocarpus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. Chaetocarpus species are trees or shrubs. There are about 17 species, distributed in the Americas, Africa,[1] and Asia.[2] Some species are endangered.[3]
Synonyms
Species include:[4]
- Chaetocarpus acutifolius (Britton & P.Wilson) Borhidi
- Chaetocarpus africanus
- Chaetocarpus castanocarpus (Roxb.) Thwaites
- Chaetocarpus cordifolius (Urb.) Borhidi
- Chaetocarpus coriaceus Thwaites
- Chaetocarpus cubensis Fawc. & Rendle
- Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke
- Chaetocarpus ferrugineus Philcox
- Chaetocarpus gabonensis Breteler
- Chaetocarpus globosus (Sw.) Fawc. & Rendle
- Chaetocarpus myrsinites Baill.
- Chaetocarpus parvifolius Borhidi
- Chaetocarpus pearcei Rusby
- Chaetocarpus pubescens (Thwaites) Hook.f.
- Chaetocarpus rabaraba Capuron
- Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus (Kuntze) Pax & K.Hoffm.
References
- ↑ Breteler, F. J. (2002). Novitates Gabonenses 46. A new Chaetocarpus (Euphorbiaceae) from Gabon. Adansonia 24(2) 221-27.
- ↑ Chaetocarpus. Flora of China.
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Chaetocarpus pubescens. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 8 May 2013.
- ↑ Chaetocarpus. The Plant List.
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