Brasiliocroton
| Brasiliocroton mamoninha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Crotoneae |
| Genus: | Brasiliocroton P.E.Berry & Cordeiro |
| Species: | B. mamoninha |
| Binomial name | |
| Brasiliocroton mamoninha P.E.Berry & Cordeiro | |
Brasiliocrotonis is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae. The sole species is Brasiliocrotonis mamoninha. The plant was first described in 2005 from lowland forests in eastern and northeastern Brazil, whence its name.[1]
References
- ↑ Paul E. Berry, Inês Cordeiro, Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, Maria Amélia Vitorino-Cruz, Letícia Ribes de Lima (2005). "Brasiliocroton, a New Crotonoid Genus of Euphorbiaceae s.s. from Eastern Brazil". Systematic Botany 30 (2): 357–365. doi:10.1600/0363644054223585.