Leucocroton

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: Adelieae
Genus: Leucocroton
Species: L. acunae – L. anomalus – L. bracteosus – L. brittonii – L. comosus – L. cordifolius – L. discolor – L. ekmanii – L. flavicans – L. havanensis – L. incrustatus – L. leprosus – L. linearifolius – L. longibracteatus – L. microphyllus – L. moaensis – L. moncadae – L. obovatus – L. pachyphylloides – L. pachyphyllus – L. pallidus – L. revolutus – L. sameki – L. saxicola – L. stenophyllus – L. subpeltatus – L. virens – L. wrightii
Name

Leucocroton Griseb., 1861.

Type species: Leucocroton wrightii Griseb.

Leucocroton havanensis

References
Primary references

Grisebach, A.H.R. 1861. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 9: 20.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Leucocroton in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Leucocroton. Published online. Accessed: Jun 06 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Leucocroton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

Leucocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1861.[2][1] The entire genus is endemic to Cuba.[3] It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Garciadelia and Lasiocroton. Species in this alliance are dioecious.[4]

Species[3]

Leucocroton acunae
Leucocroton anomalus
Leucocroton bracteosus
Leucocroton brittonii
Leucocroton comosus - Sierra de Nipe
Leucocroton cordifolius
Leucocroton discolor - Sierra de Nipe
Leucocroton ekmanii - Sierra Sagua Baracoa
Leucocroton flavicans
Leucocroton havanensis
Leucocroton incrustatus
Leucocroton linearifolius - Sierra de Moa
Leucocroton longibracteatus
Leucocroton moaensis
Leucocroton moncadae
Leucocroton obovatus - Sierra del Cristal
Leucocroton pachyphylloides
Leucocroton pachyphyllus - Sierra de Moa
Leucocroton pallidus
Leucocroton revolutus
Leucocroton sameki
Leucocroton saxicola - Sierra de Nipe
Leucocroton stenophyllus - Sierra de Nipe
Leucocroton subpeltatus
Leucocroton virens
Leucocroton wrightii

formerly included

moved to other genera (Garciadelia and Lasiocroton)

Leucocroton leprosus - Garciadelia leprosa
Leucocroton microphyllus - Lasiocroton microphyllus

References

Tropicos
Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1861. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 9: 20-21 in Latin
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Jestrow, Brett; Gutiérrez Amaro, Jorge; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2012). "Islands within islands: A molecular phylogenetic study of the Leucocroton alliance (Euphorbiaceae) across the Caribbean Islands and within the serpentinite archipelago of Cuba". Journal of Biogeography. 39 (3): 452–464. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02607.x.