Claoxylon

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Genus of flowering plants

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::summary Genus of flowering plants ::

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Claoxylon is a flowering plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, comprising dioecious subshrubs to small trees. It was first described as a genus in 1824. The genus is distributed in paleotropical areas: Madagascar through South and Southeast Asia, Malesia to Melanesia, Hawaii, and Australia. Half of the species are in Malesia.

Species

, the following 118 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

W

Formerly included

Moved to other genera (Acalypha, Croton, Discoclaoxylon, Erythrococca, Lobanilia, Macaranga, Mallotus, Micrococca, Orfilea)

  1. C. africanum - Erythrococca africana
  2. C. angolense - Erythrococca angolense
  3. C. atrovirens - Erythrococca atrovirens
  4. C. bakerianum - Lobanilia bakeriana
  5. C. barteri - Erythrococca africana
  6. C. beddomei - Micrococca beddomei
  7. C. capense - Micrococca capensis
  8. C. chevalieri - Erythrococca chevalieri
  9. C. columnare - Erythrococca columnaris
  10. C. cordifolium - Mallotus oppositifolius
  11. C. deflersii - Erythrococca abyssinica
  12. C. dewevrei - Erythrococca dewevrei
  13. C. digynum - Macaranga digyna
  14. C. flaccidum - Erythrococca atrovirens
  15. C. hexandrum - Discoclaoxylon hexandrum
  16. C. hirsutum - Micrococca wightii var. hirsuta
  17. C. hirtellum - Lobanilia hirtella
  18. C. hispidum - Erythrococca hispida
  19. C. holstii - Micrococca holstii
  20. C. humblotianum - Micrococca humblotiana
  21. C. inaequilaterum - Erythrococca atrovirens
  22. C. kirkii - Erythrococca kirkii
  23. C. lancifolium - Micrococca lancifolia
  24. C. lasiococcum - Erythrococca trichogyne
  25. C. leucocarpum - Mallotus leucocarpus
  26. C. longifolium Baill. 1858, illegitimate homonym, not (Blume) Endl. ex Hassk. 1844 - Micrococca oligandra
  27. C. luteobrunneum - Lobanilia luteobrunnea
  28. C. macrophyllum Prain 1911, illegitimate homonym, not Hassk. 1848 - Erythrococca macrophylla
  29. C. mannii - Erythrococca mannii
  30. C. membranaceum - Erythrococca membranacea
  31. C. menyharthii - Erythrococca menyharthii
  32. C. mercurialis - Micrococca mercurialis
  33. C. mildbraedii - Erythrococca trichogyne
  34. C. molleri - Erythrococca molleri
  35. C. muricatum - Mallotus resinosus
  36. C. neraudianum - Orfilea neraudiana
  37. C. occidentale - Discoclaoxylon occidentale
  38. C. oleraceum - Erythrococca atrovirens
  39. C. oligandrum - Micrococca oligandra
  40. C. ovale - Lobanilia ovalis
  41. C. patulum - Erythrococca patula
  42. C. pauciflorum Müll.Arg. 1864 not Stapf 1894 - Erythrococca pauciflora
  43. C. pedicellare Müll.Arg. 1864 not Pax & K.Hoffm. 1914 - Discoclaoxylon pedicellare
  44. C. poggei - Erythrococca poggei
  45. C. polyandrum - Erythrococca polyandra
  46. C. preussii - Discoclaoxylon hexandrum
  47. C. purpurascens - Erythrococca molleri
  48. C. reticulatum - Acalypha filiformis
  49. C. rivulare - Erythrococca rivularis
  50. C. schweinfurthii - Erythrococca atrovirens
  51. C. sphaerocarpum - Croton sylvaticus
  52. C. spiciflorum - Acalypha spiciflora
  53. C. stipulosum - Mallotus dispar
  54. C. trichogyne - Erythrococca trichogyne
  55. C. triste - Erythrococca tristis
  56. C. virens - Erythrococca menyharthii
  57. C. volkensii - Micrococca volkensii
  58. C. welwitschianum - Erythrococca welwitschiana
  59. C. wightii - Micrococca wightii }}

References

References

  1. Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 43, pl. 14, f. 43
  2. (2024). "''Claoxylon'' A.Juss.". [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]].
  3. [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

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