Alchorneopsis
Genus of flowering plants
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Alchorneopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1865.[2][3] It is native to Central America, the Greater Antilles, and northern South America.[4][5][6][7][8]
- Species[4]
- Alchorneopsis floribunda (Benth.) Müll.Arg. - Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, 3 Guianas, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil
- Alchorneopsis portoricensis Urb. - Puerto Rico (considered by some authors to be a synonym for A. floribunda)[8]
| Alchorneopsis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Alchorneopsis portoricensis[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Caryodendreae |
| Genus: | Alchorneopsis Müll.Arg. |
| Type species | |
| Alchorneopsis floribunda | |
