Chiropetalum

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Chiropetalum
Chiropetalum tricuspidatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Chrozophoreae
Subtribe: Ditaxinae
Genus: Chiropetalum
A.Juss.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Aonikena Speg.
  • Chlorocaulon Klotzsch
  • Argythamnia subgen. Chiropetalum (A. Juss.) J.W. Ingram
  • Desfontaena Vell.
  • Desfontaina Steud.
  • Desfontainea Rchb.

Chiropetalum is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1832.[3][2] It is widespread across relatively dry regions of North and South America from Texas to Uruguay.[1][4][5][6]

Species[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Tropicos, genus Chiropetalum
  3. ^ Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1832. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 25: 21-22 in Latin
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  6. ^ 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.