Paracroton is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859.[2][3] It is native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as New Guinea.[1]

Paracroton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Crotoneae
Genus: Paracroton
Miq.
Synonyms[1]
  • Desmostemon Thwaites
  • Fahrenheitia Rchb. & Zoll. ex Müll.Arg.
Species[1]
  1. Paracroton integrifolius (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Kerala, Tamil Nadu
  2. Paracroton pendulus (Hassk.) Miq. - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
  3. Paracroton sterrhopodus (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts - W New Guinea
  4. Paracroton zeylanicus (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Sri Lanka

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