List of Euphorbiaceae genera
Here is a full taxonomy of the family Euphorbiaceae, according to the most recent molecular research.[1] This complex family previously comprising 5 subfamilies:[1] the Acalyphoideae, the Crotonoideae, the Euphorbioideae, the Phyllanthoideae and the Oldfieldioideae. The 3 first ones are uni-ovulate families while the 2 last one are bi-ovulate.
Now the Euphorbiaceae has been split into 5 families: The 3 uni-ovulate subfamilies have become the Euphorbiaceae in the strict sense, with the tribe Galearieae in the Acalyphoideae forming the most of the family Pandaceae.[1] Part of the bi-ovulate subfamily Phyllanthoideae has become the family Phyllanthaceae,[1] with the tribe Drypeteae as family Putranjivaceae[1] and the tribe Centroplaceae part of the Pandaceae.[citation needed] The other bi-ovulate subfamily Oldfieldioideae has become the Picrodendraceae.[1]
Subfamily Acalyphoideae[]
Tribe Acalypheae[]
There are 12 subtribes and 32 genera:
- Subtribe Acalyphinae
- Acalypha (also Acalyphes, Acalyphopsis, Calyptrospatha, Caturus, Corythea, Cupameni, Galurus, Gymnalypha, Linostachys, Mercuriastrum, Odonteilema, Paracelsea, Ricinocarpus, Schizogyne, Usteria)
- Subtribe Adrianinae
- Adriana (also Meialisa, Trachycaryon)
- Subtribe
- Claoxylon (also Erythrochilus, Erythrochylus)
- Claoxylopsis
- Discoclaoxylon
- Erythrococca (also Athroandra, Autrandra, Chloropatane, Deflersia, Poggeophyton, Rivinoides)
- Micrococca
- Subtribe
- Cleidion (also Lasiostyles, Psilostachys, Redia, Tetraglossa)
- Sampantaea
- Wetria (also Pseudotrewia)
- Subtribe Dysopsidinae
- Dysopsis (also Mirabellia, Molina)
- Subtribe
- Clonostylis
- Homonoia (also called Haematospermum, Lumanaja])
- Lasiococca
- Spathiostemon (also Polydragma)
- Subtribe Lobaniliinae
- Subtribe Macaranginae
- Macaranga (also Adenoceras, Mappa, Mecostylis, Pachystemon, Panopia, Phocea, Tanarius)
- Subtribe
- Subtribe Ricininae
- Ricinus - castor bean
- Subtribe
- Avellanita
- Deuteromallotus
- Hancea
- Mallotus (also Aconceveibum, Axenfeldia, Coelodiscus, Diplochlamys, Echinocroton, Echinus, Hancea, Lasipana, Plagianthera, Rottlera,Stylanthus)
- Rockinghamia
Tribe Adelieae[]
There are 6 genera:
- Adelia (also Ricinella)
- Crotonogynopsis
- Enriquebeltrania (also Beltrania)
- Garciadelia
- Lasiocroton
- Leucocroton
Tribe Agrostistachydeae[]
There are 4 genera:
- Agrostistachys (also Heterocalyx, Sarcoclinium)
- Chondrostylis (also Kunstlerodendron)
- Cyttaranthus
- Pseudagrostistachys
Tribe Alchorneae[]
There are 2 subtribes and 7 genera:
- Subtribe
- Alchornea (also Bleekeria, Cladodes, Hermesia, Lepidoturus, Schousboea, Stipellaria)
- Aparisthmium
- Aubletiana
- Bocquillonia (also Ramelia)
- Orfilea (also Diderotia, Laurembergia)
- Subtribe
- Conceveiba (also Conceveibastrum, Conceveibum, Veconcibea)
- Gavarretia
- Polyandra
Tribe Ampereae[]
There are 2 genera:
Tribe Bernardieae[]
There are 6 genera:
- Adenophaedra
- Amyrea
- Bernardia (also Alevia, Bernarda, Bernhardia, Bivonia, Passaea, Phaedra, Polyboea, Traganthus, Tyria)
- Discocleidion
- Necepsia (also Neopalissya, Palissya)
- Paranecepsia
Tribe Caryodendreae[]
There are 3 genera:
- Alchorneopsis
- Caryodendron (also Centrodiscus)
- Discoglypremna
Tribe Chaetocarpeae[]
This tribe has 2 genera:
- Chaetocarpus (also Gaedawakka, Mettenia, Neochevaliera, Regnaldia)
- Trigonopleura (also Peniculifera)
Tribe Cheiloseae[]
There are 2 genera:
- Cheilosa
- Neoscortechinia (also Alcineanthus, Scortechinia)
Tribe Chrozophoreae[]
This tribe has 4 subtribes and 12 genera:
- Subtribe Chrozophorinae
- Chrozophora (also Crossophora, Crozophora, Ricinoides, Tournesol, Tournesolia)
- Subtribe Ditaxinae
- Argythamnia (also Argithamnia, Argothamnia, Argyrothamnia, Argytamnia, Odotalon, Serophyton)
- Caperonia (also Acanthopyxis, Androphoranthus, Cavanilla, Lepidococea, Meterana)
- Chiropetalum (also Aonikena, Desfontaena, Desfontaina, Desfontainea)
- Ditaxis (also Aphora, Paxiuscula, Stenonia)
- Philyra (also Phyllera)
- Subtribe Doryxylinae
- Doryxylon (also Mercadoa, Sumbavia)
- Melanolepis
- Sumbaviopsis (also Adisa, Adisca)
- Thyrsanthera
- Subtribe Speranskiinae
Tribe Dicoelieae[]
This tribe has one genus:
Tribe Epiprineae[]
There are 2 subtribes and 9 genera:
- Subtribe
- Adenochlaena (also Niedenzua, Centrostylis)
- Cephalocroton
- Cephalocrotonopsis
- Cladogynos (also Adenogynum, Baprea, Chloradenia)
- Cleidiocarpon (also Sinopimelodendron)
- Epiprinus
- Koilodepas (also Caelodepas, Calpigyne, Coelodepas, Nephrostylus)
- Subtribe Cephalomappinae
Tribe Erismantheae[]
There are 3 genera:
Tribe Omphaleae[]
This tribe only has 1 genus:
- Omphalea (also Duchola, Hebecocca, Hecatea, Neomphalea, Omphalandria, Ronnowia)
Tribe Plukenetieae[]
There are 3 subtribes and 13 genera:
- Subtribe Dalechampiinae
- Dalechampia (also Cremophyllum, Dalechampsia, Megalostylis, Rhopalostylis)
- Subtribe Plukenetiinae
- Angostylis (also Angostyles)
- Astrococcus
- Haematostemon
- Plukenetia (also Accia, Angostylidium, Apopandra, Botryanthe, Ceratococcus, Elaeophora, Eleutherostigma, Fragariopsis, Hedraiostylus, Pseudotragia, Pterococcus, Sajorium, Tetracarpidium or Vigia)
- Romanoa (also Anabaena, Anabaenella)
- Subtribe
- Acidoton (also Durandeeldia, Gitara)
- Bia
- Cnesmone (also Cenesmon, Cnesmosa)
- Megistostigma (also Clavistylus)
- Pachystylidium
- Platygyna (also Acanthocaulon)
- Sphaerostylis
- Tragia (also Agirta, Allosandra, Ctenomeria, Lassia, Leptobotrys, Leptorhachis, Leucandra, Schorigeram, Zuckertia)
- Tragiella
Tribe Pycnocomeae[]
There are 2 subtribes and 7 genera:
- Subtribe
- Blumeodendron
- Botryophora (also Botryospora, Botryphora)
- Podadenia
- Ptychopyxis (also Clarorivinia)
- Subtribe
- Argomuellera (also Neopycnocoma, Wetriaria)
- Droceloncia
- Pycnocoma (also Comopyena)
Tribe Sphyranthereae[]
There is only 1 genus:
Subfamily Crotonoideae[]
Tribe Adenoclineae[]
There are 2 subtribes and 6 genera:
- Subtribe
- Adenocline (also Adenoclina, Diplostylis, Paradenocline)
- Ditta
- Glycydendron
- Klaineanthus
- Tetrorchidium (also Hasskarlia, Tetrorchidiopsis)
- Subtribe Endosperminae
- Endospermum (also Capellenia)
Tribe Aleuritideae[]
This tribe has 6 subtribes and 14 genera:
- Subtribe
- Aleurites (also Camirium)
- Reutealis
- Vernicia (also Ambinux, Dryandra, Elaeococca)
- Subtribe Benoistiinae
- Subtribe
- Crotonogyne (also Neomanniophyton)
- Cyrtogonone
- Manniophyton
- Subtribe Garciinae
- Garcia (also called Carcia)
- Subtribe
- Cavacoa
- Grossera
- Sandwithia
- Tannodia (also Domohinea)
- Tapoides
- Subtribe Neoboutoniinae
Tribe Codiaeae[]
There are 15 genera:
- Acidocroton
- Baliospermum
- Baloghia (also Steigeria)
- Blachia (also Deonia)
- Codiaeum (also Crozophyla, Junghuhnia, Phyllaurea, Synaspisma)
- Colobocarpos
- Dimorphocalyx
- Dodecastigma
- Fontainea
- Hylandia
- Ophellantha
- Ostodes
- Pantadenia
- Pausandra
- Sagotia
- Strophioblachia
Tribe Crotoneae[]
There are 6 genera:
- Astraea
- Brasiliocroton
- Croton (also Agelandra, Aldinia, Angelandra, Anisepta, Anisophyllum, Argyra, Argyrodendron, Astraea, Astrogyne, Aubertia, Banalia, Barhamia, Brachystachys, Calypteriopetalon, Cascarilla, Centrandra, Cieca, Cleodora, Codonocalyx, Comatocroton, Crotonanthus, Crotonopsis, Cyclostigma, Decarinium, Drepadenium, Eluteria, Engelmannia, Eremocarpus, Eutrophia, Friesia, Furcaria, Geiseleria, Gynamblosis, Halecus, Hendecandas, Heptallon, Heterochlamys, Heterocroton, Julocroton, Klotzschiphytum, Kurkas, Lasiogyne, Leptemon, Leucadenia, Luntia, Macrocroton, Medea, Merleta, Monguia, Myriogomphus, Ocalia, Oxydectes, Palanostigma, Penteca, Pilinophyton, Piscaria, Pleopadium, Podostachys, Saipania, Schradera, Semilta, Tiglium, Timandra, Tridesmis, Triplandra, Vandera)
- Mildbraedia (also Neojatropha, Plesiatropha)
- Moacroton (also Cubacroton)
- Paracroton (also Desmostemon, Fahrenheitia)
Tribe Elateriospermeae[]
This tribe only has 1 genus:
- Elateriospermum (also Elaterioides, Elaterispermum)
Tribe Gelonieae[]
This tribe has 2 genera:
- Cladogelonium
- Suregada (also Ceratophorus, Erythrocarpus, Gelonium, Owataria)
Tribe Jatropheae[]
There are 8 genera:
- Annesijoa
- Deutzianthus
- Jatropha (also Adenorhopium, Adenoropium, Castiglionia, Collenucia, Curcas, Jatropa, Loureira, Mesandrinia, Mozinna, Zimapania)
- Joannesia (also Anda, Andicus)
- Leeuwenbergia
- Loerzingia
- Oligoceras
- Vaupesia
Tribe Manihoteae[]
This tribe has 2 genera:
- Cnidoscolus (also Bivonea, Jussieuia, Mandioca, Victorinia)
- Manihot (also Hotnima, Janipha, Manihotoides)
Tribe Micrandreae[]
There are 2 subtribes and 4 genera:
- Subtribe Heveinae
- Hevea (also Caoutchoua, Micrandra, Siphonanthus, Siphonia)
- Subtribe
- Cunuria
- Micrandra (also Clusiophyllum, Pogonophyllum)
- Micrandropsis
Tribe Ricinocarpeae[]
There are 2 subtribes and 7 genera:
- Subtribe
- Bertya (also Lambertya)
- Borneodendron
- Cocconerion
- Myricanthe
- Subtribe
- Alphandia
- Beyeria (also Beyeriopsis, Calyptrostigma, Clavipodium)
- Ricinocarpos (also Echinosphaera, Ricinocarpus, Roeperia)
Tribe Ricinodendreae[]
There are 3 genera:
- Givotia
- Ricinodendron
- Schinziophyton
Tribe Trigonostemoneae[]
There is only 1 genus:
- Trigonostemon (also Actephilopsis, Athroisma, Enchidium, Kurziodendron, Neotrigonostemon, Nepenthandra, Poilaniella, Prosartema, Silvaea, Telogyne, Tritaxis, Tylosepalum)
Subfamily Euphorbioideae[]
Tribe Euphorbieae[]
This tribe has 3 subtribes and 6 genera:
- Subtribe
- Anthostema
- Dichostemma
- Subtribe Euphorbiinae
- Cubanthus (to be transferred to Euphorbia)
- Euphorbia (also Ademo, Adenopetalum, Adenorima, Agaloma, Aklema, Alectoroctonum, Allobia, Anisophyllum, Anthacantha, Aplarina, Arthrothamnus, Bojeria, Ceraselma, Chamaesyce, Characias, Chylogala, Crepidaria, Ctenadena, Cyathophora, Cystidospermum, Dactylanthes, Dematra, Desmonema, Diadenaria, Dichrophyllum, Dichylium, Diplocyathium, Ditritra, Elaeophorbia, Endadenium, Endoisila, Epurga, Esula, Euforbia, Eumecanthus, Euphorbiastrum, Euphorbiodendron, Euphorbiopsis, Euphorbium, Galarhoeus, Hexadenia, Kanopikon, Kobiosis, Lacanthis, Lathyris, Lepadena, Leptopus, Lophobios, Lortia, Lyciopsis, Medusea, Monadenium, Nisomenes, Ossifraga, Peccana, Pedilanthus, Petalandra, Pleuradena, Poinsettia, Pythius, Sclerocyathium, Stenadenium, Sterigmanthe, Synadenium, Tithymaloides, Tithymalopsis, Tithymalus, Torfasadis, Treisia, Tricherostigma, Trichosterigma, Tumalis, Vallaris, Ventenatia, Xamesike, Zalitea, Zygophyllidium)
- Subtribe
Tribe Hippomaneae[]
This tribe has 2 subtribes and 33 genera:
- Subtribe Carumbiinae
- Homalanthus (also Carumbium, Dibrachion, Dibrachium, Duania, Wartmannia)
- Subtribe Hippomaninae
- Actinostemon (also Dactylostemon)
- Adenopeltis
- Anomostachys
- Balakata
- Bonania (also Hypocoton)
- Colliguaja
- Conosapium
- Dalembertia (also Alcoceria)
- Dendrocousinsia
- Dendrothrix
- Ditrysinia
- Duvigneaudia
- Excoecaria (also Commia, Glyphostylus)
- Falconeria
- Grimmeodendron
- Gymnanthes (also Adenogyne, Ateramnus)
- Hippomane (also Mancanilla, Mancinella)
- Mabea
- Maprounea (also Aegopicron, Aegopricon, Aegopricum)
- Microstachys
- Neoshirakia (also Shirakia)
- Pleradenophora
- Pseudosenefeldera
- Rhodothyrsus
- Sapium (also Carumbium, Gymnobothrys, Sapiopsis, Seborium, Shirakiopsis, Stillingfleetia, Taeniosapium) - Chinese tallow
- Sclerocroton
- Sebastiania (also Clonostachys, Cnemidostachys, Elachocroton, Gussonia, Microstachys, Sarothrostachys, Tragiopsis)
- Senefeldera
- Senefelderopsis
- Shirakiopsis
- Spegazziniophytum
- Spirostachys
- Stillingia (also Gymnostillingia)
- Triadica
Tribe Hureae[]
There are 4 genera:
- Algernonia
- Hura
- Ophthalmoblapton
- Tetraplandra (also Dendrobryon)
Tribe Pachystromateae[]
There is one genus:
- Pachystroma (also Acantholoma)
Tribe Stomatocalyceae[]
There are 2 subtribes and 4 genera:
- Subtribe
- Subtribe
- Pimelodendron (also Stomatocalyx)
- Plagiostyles
See also[]
- Cultivated plant taxonomy
- Taxonomy of the Phyllanthaceae
- Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Wurdack, K. J.; Hoffmann, P.; Chase, M. W. (2005), "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of uniovulate Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using plastid RBCL and TRNL-F DNA sequences", American Journal of Botany, 92: 1397, doi:10.3732/ajb.92.8.1397, PMID 21646159
External links[]
- Euphorbiaceae
- Taxonomic lists (genera)
- Lists of plant genera (alphabetic)