Acidocroton
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| Acidocroton | |
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| Spiny stipules on Acidocroton verrucosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Codiaeae |
| Genus: | Acidocroton Griseb. 1859, conserved name[1] |
| Type species | |
| Acidocroton adelioides | |
Acidocroton is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described with this name in 1859.[2][3] It is native to Colombia, Mexico and the Greater Antilles.[4][5]
