Cleidion

Genus of flowering plants


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::summary Genus of flowering plants ::

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Cleidion is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1826. It is found in tropical and subtropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

;Species

  1. Cleidion amazonicum – Bolivia, Peru, NW Brazil
  2. Cleidion bracteosum – Vietnam
  3. Cleidion brevipetiolatum – S China, N Indochina
  4. Cleidion capuronii – Madagascar
  5. Cleidion castaneifolium – S Mexico, Central America, NW South America
  6. Cleidion claoxyloides – New Caledonia
  7. Cleidion gabonicum – W + C Africa
  8. Cleidion javanicum – Indian Subcontinent, S China, SE Asia, Papuasia, Queensland
  9. Cleidion lasiophyllum – New Caledonia
  10. Cleidion lemurum – New Caledonia
  11. Cleidion leptostachyum – Fiji
  12. Cleidion lochmios – New Caledonia
  13. Cleidion luziae – Solomon Islands
  14. Cleidion macarangoides – New Caledonia
  15. Cleidion macrophyllum – New Caledonia
  16. Cleidion marginatum – New Caledonia
  17. Cleidion megistophyllumLuzon
  18. Cleidion microcarpum – Philippines
  19. Cleidion minahassae – Sulawesi
  20. Cleidion moniliflorumNew Britain
  21. Cleidion neoebudicum – Vanuatu
  22. Cleidion nitidum – S India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands
  23. Cleidion papuanumPapuasia
  24. Cleidion ramosii – Philippines
  25. Cleidion sessilePalau
  26. Cleidion spathulatum – New Caledonia
  27. Cleidion taynguyenense – Vietnam
  28. Cleidion tricoccum – Brazil, Bolivia
  29. Cleidion veillonii – New Caledonia
  30. Cleidion velutinum – New Caledonia
  31. Cleidion verticillatum – New Caledonia incl. Îsle des Pins + Loyalty Islands
  32. Cleidion vieillardii – New Caledonia }}

;formerly included moved to other genera (Acalypha, Acidoton, Adenophaedra, Alchornea, Bocquillonia, Cleidiocarpon, Conceveiba, Macaranga, Orfilea, Plukenetia, Trigonostemon)

  1. C. bishnui – Cleidiocarpon laurinum
  2. C. cafcaf – Orfilea neraudiana
  3. C. coriaceum – Macaranga coriacea
  4. C. denticulatum – Adenophaedra grandifolia
  5. C. lutescens – Macaranga lutescens
  6. C. mannii – Plukenetia conophora
  7. C. nicaraguense – Acidoton nicaraguensis
  8. C. platystigma – Bocquillonia codonostylis
  9. C. praealtum – Conceveiba praealta
  10. C. preussii – Plukenetia conophora
  11. C. spiciflorum – Acalypha spiciflora
  12. C. tenuispica – Macaranga vieillardii
  13. C. ulmifolium – Alchornea ulmifolia
  14. C. xyphophylloides – Trigonostemon xyphophylloides }}

References

References

  1. Blume, C. L.. (1825). "Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië". Ter Lands Drukkerij.
  2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew".
  3. "Cleidion in Flora of China @ efloras.org".
  4. Kulju, K.K.M. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Revision of the Genus ''Cleidion'' (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 50: 197–219.
  5. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1–4: 1–1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  6. "Archived copy".
  7. Martínez Gordillo, M., J. J. Ramírez, R. C. Durán, E. J. Arriaga, R. García, A. Cervantes & R. M. Hernández. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México. Anales del Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Botánica 73(2): 155–281.
  8. Webster, G. L. & M.J. Huft. 1988. Revised synopsis of Panamanian Euphorbiaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1087–1144

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