Adenochlaena

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Epiprineae
Genus: Adenochlaena
Species: A. leucocephala – A. zeylanica
Name

Adenochlaena Boivin ex Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 472 (1858).

Type species: Adenochlaena leucocephala Baill.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Centrostylis Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 469 (1858).
Niedenzua Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 106 (1894).

References
Primary references

Boivin, L.H. ex Baill., 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées: 472.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Adenochlaena in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Adenochlaena. Published online. Accessed: Jun 09 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Adenochlaena in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 09. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Adenochlaena. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 09.

Vernacular names

Adenochlaena is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858.[2][3] It is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean.[1][4]

Species[1]

Adenochlaena leucocephala Baill. - Madagascar, Comoros
Adenochlaena zeylanica (Baill.) Thwaites - Sri Lanka

formerly included

moved to other genera (Cladogynos Epiprinus Koilodepas )

A. calycina - Koilodepas calycinum
A. indica - Epiprinus mallotiformis
A. mallotiformis - Epiprinus mallotiformis
A. siamensis - Cladogynos orientalis
A. siletensis - Epiprinus siletianus

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées 472.
Tropicos
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.