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Sclerocroton
Genus of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sclerocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1845.[1][2] There a total of 6 known species in this genus; 5 species in continental Africa and a single species in Madagascar.[3][4][5]
- Species[4]
- Sclerocroton carterianus (J.Léonard) Kruijt & Roebers - Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone
- Sclerocroton cornutus (Pax) Kruijt & Roebers - C + SC Africa from Cameroon to Zimbabwe plus Ivory Coast
- Sclerocroton integerrimus Hochst. - C + S Africa from Zaire to KawZulu-Natal, plus Guinea
- Sclerocroton melanostictus (Baill.) Kruijt & Roebers - Madagascar
- Sclerocroton oblongifolius (Müll.Arg.) Kruijt & Roebers - Zaire, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Sclerocroton schmitzii (J.Léonard) Kruijt & Roebers - Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Formerly included
Quick Facts Sclerocroton, Scientific classification ...
Sclerocroton | |
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Sclerocroton integerrimus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Euphorbioideae |
Tribe: | Hippomaneae |
Subtribe: | Hippomaninae |
Genus: | Sclerocroton Hochst. |
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moved to Shirakiopsis
- Sclerocroton ellipticus - Shirakiopsis elliptica