Chiropetalum

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: Chrozophoreae
Subtribus: Ditaxinae
Genus: Chiropetalum
Species: C. anisotrichum – C. argentinense – C. astroplethos – C. berteroanum – C. boliviense – C. canescens – C. cremnophilum – C. foliosum – C. griseum – C. gymnadenium – C. intermedium – C. molle – C. patagonicum – C. pavonianum – C. phalacradenium – C. pilosistylum – C. puntaloberense – C. quinquecuspidatum – C. ramboi – C. ruizianum – C. schiedeanum – C. tricoccum – C. tricuspidatum
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chiropetalum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 08. Reference page.

Name

Chiropetalum (A.Juss., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 25: 21 (1832).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Desfontaena Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 95 (1829), nom. rej. prop.
Chlorocaulon Klotzsch in S.L.Endlicher, Gen. Pl., Suppl. 4(3): 89 (1850).
Aonikena Speg., Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 7: 162 (1902).

References
Primary references

Jussieu, A.H.L. de, 1832. Annales des sciences naturelles (Paris) 25: 21.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chiropetalum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Chiropetalum. Published online. Accessed: Jun 08 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chiropetalum 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 08. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Chiropetalum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 08.

Vernacular names

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]

Chiropetalum anisotrichum - Rio Grande do Sul
Chiropetalum argentinense - N Argentina
Chiropetalum astroplethos - Coahuila, Nuevo León, Texas, Veracruz
Chiropetalum berterianum - Chile
Chiropetalum boliviense - Bolivia, NW Argentina
Chiropetalum canescens - N Chile
Chiropetalum cremnophilum - N Chile
Chiropetalum foliosum - S Brazil
Chiropetalum griseum - Brazil, N Argentina, Paraguay
Chiropetalum gymnadenium - Minas Gerais, São Paulo
Chiropetalum intermedium - Uruguay, Buenos Aires
Chiropetalum molle - Rio Grande do Sul
Chiropetalum patagonicum - Argentina
Chiropetalum pavonianum - Peru
Chiropetalum phalacradenium - Santa Catarina
Chiropetalum pilosistylum - Rio Grande do Sul
Chiropetalum puntaloberense - Uruguay
Chiropetalum quinquecuspidatum - Peru
Chiropetalum ramboi - Rio Grande do Sul
Chiropetalum ruizianum - Peru
Chiropetalum schiedeanum - Mexico
Chiropetalum tricoccum - S Brazil, N Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Chiropetalum tricuspidatum - Chile

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Tropicos, genus Chiropetalum
Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1832. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 25: 21-22 in Latin
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.
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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.