Acidocroton

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]

Acidocroton
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 Griseb.

Taxonomy

Etymologically, the name Acidocroton means "sour croton".

Species

The following species are recorded:^[4]

1. Acidocroton acunae - Cuba
2. Acidocroton adelioides - Cuba
3. Acidocroton ekmanii - E Cuba
4. Acidocroton gentryi - Colombia (Cundinamarca)
5. Acidocroton horridus - Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
6. Acidocroton litoralis - Haiti
7. Acidocroton lobulatus - SE Cuba
8. Acidocroton madrigalensis - Mexico (Tabasco)
9. Acidocroton montanus - Hispaniola
10. Acidocroton oligostemon - C + E Cuba
11. Acidocroton trichophyllus - Cuba
12. Acidocroton verrucosus - Jamaica

formerly included

moved to Ophellantha

1. Acidocroton spinosus - Ophellantha spinosa
2. Acidocroton steyermarkii - Ophellantha steyermarkii