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Cleidion
Genus of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cleidion is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1826.[2] It is found in tropical and subtropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]
- Species[1]
- Cleidion amazonicum – Bolivia, Peru, NW Brazil
- Cleidion bracteosum – Vietnam
- Cleidion brevipetiolatum – S China, N Indochina
- Cleidion capuronii – Madagascar
- Cleidion castaneifolium – S Mexico, Central America, NW South America
- Cleidion claoxyloides – New Caledonia
- Cleidion gabonicum – W + C Africa
- Cleidion javanicum – Indian Subcontinent, S China, SE Asia, Papuasia, Queensland
- Cleidion lasiophyllum – New Caledonia
- Cleidion lemurum – New Caledonia
- Cleidion leptostachyum – Fiji
- Cleidion lochmios – New Caledonia
- Cleidion luziae – Solomon Islands
- Cleidion macarangoides – New Caledonia
- Cleidion macrophyllum – New Caledonia
- Cleidion marginatum – New Caledonia
- Cleidion megistophyllum – Luzon
- Cleidion microcarpum – Philippines
- Cleidion minahassae – Sulawesi
- Cleidion moniliflorum – New Britain
- Cleidion neoebudicum – Vanuatu
- Cleidion nitidum – S India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands
- Cleidion papuanum – Papuasia
- Cleidion ramosii – Philippines
- Cleidion sessile – Palau
- Cleidion spathulatum – New Caledonia
- Cleidion taynguyenense – Vietnam
- Cleidion tricoccum – Brazil, Bolivia
- Cleidion veillonii – New Caledonia
- Cleidion velutinum – New Caledonia
- Cleidion verticillatum – New Caledonia incl. Îsle des Pins + Loyalty Islands
- Cleidion vieillardii – New Caledonia
- formerly included
Quick Facts Cleidion, Scientific classification ...
Cleidion | |
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Cleidion verticillatum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Acalypheae |
Subtribe: | Cleidiinae |
Genus: | Cleidion Blume |
Synonyms[1] | |
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moved to other genera (Acalypha, Acidoton, Adenophaedra, Alchornea, Bocquillonia, Cleidiocarpon, Conceveiba, Macaranga, Orfilea, Plukenetia, Trigonostemon)
- C. bishnui – Cleidiocarpon laurinum
- C. cafcaf – Orfilea neraudiana
- C. coriaceum – Macaranga coriacea
- C. denticulatum – Adenophaedra grandifolia
- C. lutescens – Macaranga lutescens
- C. mannii – Plukenetia conophora
- C. nicaraguense – Acidoton nicaraguensis
- C. platystigma – Bocquillonia codonostylis
- C. praealtum – Conceveiba praealta
- C. preussii – Plukenetia conophora
- C. spiciflorum – Acalypha spiciflora
- C. tenuispica – Macaranga vieillardii
- C. ulmifolium – Alchornea ulmifolia
- C. xyphophylloides – Trigonostemon xyphophylloides