Acidocroton | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
Tribe: | Codiaeae |
Genus: |
Acidocroton Griseb. 1859, conserved name |
Type species | |
Acidocroton adelioides Griseb. |
Acidocroton is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described with this name in 1859. It is native to Colombia and the Greater Antilles.
Etymologically, the name Acidocroton means "sour croton".
moved to Ophellantha