Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200
Parent taxon: Euphorbiaceae according to M. Prasad 2008
See also Chauhan 1991, Knowlton 1919 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Acalypha, Acalyphoideae, Agrostistachyophyllum, Alchornea, Alchorneaephyllum, Alchorneites, Aleuriteophyllum, Aleurites, Aleuritoxylon, Amperea, Antidesma, Baccaurea, Baliospermophyllum, Baliospermum, Baloghiaephyllum, Beyeria, Bischofinium, Bischofioxylon, Breynia, Bridelia, Bridelioxylon, Cephalomappa, Cleistanthus, Codiaephyllum, Crotonoideae, Crotonophyllum, Drypetes, Enriquebeltrania, Euphorbia, Euphorbiocarpon, Euphorbiofolium, Euphorbioides, Euphorbiophloios, Euphorbiophyllum, Euphorbiospermum, Euphorbiotheca, Euphorbioxylon, Euphorbocarpum, Excoecaria, Glochidion, Heveoxylon, Hippomaneoidea, Homonoia, Limalbocarpon, Macaranga, Macarangaephyllum, Mallotophyllum, Mallotoxylon, Mallotus, Neoshirakia, Omalanthus, Palaeowetherellia, Phyllanthinium, Phyllanthoideae, Phyllanthus, Piranheoxylon, Pseudolachnostyloxylon, Putranjivoxylon, Romanoa, Sapium, Securinegoxylon, Stillingia, Tithymalus, Trewia, Tricolporopollenites, Wetherellia, Xylophyllites
Subtaxa: Croton argenteum Croton aromaticum Croton caudatus Croton furcatulum Croton hastatum Croton lacciferum Croton lobatum Croton moluccanum Croton palustre Croton sebiferum Croton spinosum Croton teglis Croton tiglium Croton tinctorium Croton urens Croton variegatum
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (3 collections), Kenya (3), Tanzania (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of India (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of India (1), South Africa (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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