Brasiliocroton

Brasiliocroton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:Crotonoideae
Tribe:Crotoneae
Genus:Brasiliocroton
P.E.Berry & Cordeiro
Species: B. mamoninha
Binomial name
Brasiliocroton mamoninha
P.E.Berry & Cordeiro

Brasiliocrotonis is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae. The sole species is Brasiliocrotonis mamoninha. The plant was first described in 2005 from lowland forests in eastern and northeastern Brazil, whence its name.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Paul E. Berry; Inês Cordeiro; Alex C. Wiedenhoeft; Maria Amélia Vitorino-Cruz; Letícia Ribes de Lima (2005). "Brasiliocroton, a New Crotonoid Genus of Euphorbiaceae s.s. from Eastern Brazil". Systematic Botany. 30 (2): 357–365. doi:10.1600/0363644054223585.


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