Paracroton

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: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Crotoneae
Genus: Paracroton
Species: P. integrifolius – P. pendulus – P. terrhopodus – P. zeylanicus
Source(s) of checklist: 

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paracroton in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15. Reference page. 

Name

Paracroton Miq., 1859. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 382.
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Desmostemon Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 278 (1861).
Fahrenheitia Rchb. & Zoll. ex Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1256 (1866).

References
Primary references

Miquel, F.A.W. 1856–1859. Flora van Nederlandsch Indie. vol. 2 No. IX + 1103 pp. C. G. van der Post, Amsterdam BHL. Reference page. : 1(2): 382.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paracroton in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15. Reference page. 
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Paracroton. Published online. Accessed: Jun 15 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Paracroton in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15. Reference page. 
Tropicos.org 2020. Paracroton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

Paracroton is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859.[2][3] It is native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as New Guinea.[1]

Species[1]

Paracroton integrifolius (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Paracroton pendulus (Hassk.) Miq. - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
Paracroton sterrhopodus (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts - W New Guinea
Paracroton zeylanicus (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Sri Lanka

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. 1859. Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1(2): 382-383 in Latin
Tropicos, Paracroton Miq.