The Crotonoideae is a subfamily of the family Euphorbiaceae. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Genera See text Ref: Euphorbiaceae in The Families of Flowering Plants, as of 2002-07-13 The Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) is a large family of flowering plants with 280 genera and around 6000 species. ...

Subtaxa

Tribe Adenoclineae

There are 2 subtribes and 6 genera:

Subtribe Adenoclininae

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 17 genera:

Subtribe Aleuritinae

Aleurites (also Camirium)

Reutealis

Vernicia (also Ambinux, Dryandra, Elaeococca)

Subtribe Benoistiinae

Benoistia

Subtribe Crotonogyninae

Crotonogyne (also Neomanniophyton)

Cyrtogonone

Manniophyton

Subtribe Garciinae

Garcia (also called Carcia)

Subtribe Grosserinae

Anomalocalyx

Cavacoa

Domohinea

Grossera

Neoholstia (also Holstia)

Sandwithia

Tannodia

Tapoides

Subtribe Neoboutoniinae

Neoboutonia

Species See text Aleurites is a small arborescent genus of plants in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, the Pacific and South America, belonging to the Spurge family Euphorbiaceae. ... Species V. fordii The genus Vernicia Lour, a synonym for Aleurites and commonly known as candlenut, is a group of shrubs or trees. ...

Tribe Codiaeae

There are 16 genera:

Acidocroton

Baliospermum

Baloghia (also Steigeria)

Blachia (also Deonia)

Codiaeum (also Crozophylla, Junghuhnia, Phyllaurea, Synaspisma)

Colobocarpos

Dimorphocalyx

Dodecastigma

Fontainea

Hylandia

Ophellantha

Ostodes

Pantadenia

Parapantadenia

Sagotia

Strophioblachia

Tribe Crotoneae

There are 4 genera:

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, Heterochlamys, Heptallon, Heterocroton, Julocroton, Klotzschiphytum, Kurkas, Lasiogyne, Leucadenia, 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, Plesiotropha)

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

Species Approximately 175, see text Jatropha is a genus of approximately 175 evergreen succulents, shrubs and trees from the family Euphorbiaceae. ...

Tribe Manihoteae

This tribe has 2 genera:

Cnidoscolus (also Bivonea, Jussieuia, Mandioca, Victorinia) - spurge nettle

Manihot (also Hotnima, Janipha, Manihotoides)

Binomial name Cnidoscolus stimulosus Spurge nettle (Cnidolscolus stimulosus), also known as Tread-softly, is a perennial herb covered with stinging hairs that is native to southeastern North America. ... Binomial name Cnidoscolus stimulosus Spurge nettle (Cnidolscolus stimulosus), also known as Tread-softly, is a perennial herb covered with stinging hairs that is native to southeastern North America. ...

Tribe Micrandreae

There are 2 subtribes and 4 genera:

Subtribe Heveinae

Hevea (also Caoutchoua, Micrandra, Siphonanthus, Siphonia)

Subtribe Micrandrinae

Cunuria

Micrandra (also Clusiophyllum, Pogonophyllum)

Micrandropsis

Latex being collected from a wounded rubber tree The Pará rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is a tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. ...

Tribe Ricinocarpeae

There are 2 subtribes and 7 genera:

Subtribe Bertyinae

Bertya (also Lambertya)

Borneodendron

Cocconerion

Myricanthe

Subtribe Ricinocarpinae

Alphandia

Beyeria (also Beyeriopsis, Calyptrostigma, Clavipodium)

Ricinocarpus (also Echinosphaera, Ricinocarpus, Roeperia)

Tribe Ricinodendreae

There are 2 genera:

Ricinodendron

Schinziophyton

Tribe Trigonostemoneae

There is only 1 genus:

Trigonostemon (also Actephilopsis, Athroisma, Enchidium, Kurziodendron, Neotrigonostemon, Nepenthandra, Poilaniella, Prosartema, Silvaea, Telogyne, Tritaxis, Tylosepalum)