Crotoneae
| Crotoneae | |
|---|---|
| Croton guatemalensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Crotoneae Dumort. |
| Genera | |
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Crotoneae is a tribe of the subfamily Crotonoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae.[1]
Genera
The following genera are valid:
- Astraea - Americas (introduced Africa and India)
- Brasiliocroton - Brazil (2 spp.)
- Croton (synonym Moacroton) - widespread (especially tropics and S. hemisphere)
- Mildbraedia - Africa
- Paracroton - Asia
See also
References
- ^ Berry, Paul E.; Hipp, Andrew L.; Wurdack, Kenneth J.; Van Ee, Benjamin; Riina, Ricarda (September 2005). "Molecular phylogenetics of the giant genus Croton and tribe Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using ITS and TRNL‐TRNF DNA sequence data". American Journal of Botany. 92 (9): 1520–1534. doi:10.3732/ajb.92.9.1520. hdl:10261/168358. ISSN 0002-9122.
External links
- Media related to Crotoneae at Wikimedia Commons