Cleidion

Cleidion is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1826.^[2] It is found in tropical and subtropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.^{[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Species^[1]

1. Cleidion amazonicum – Bolivia, Peru, NW Brazil
2. Cleidion bracteosum – Vietnam
3. Cleidion brevipetiolatum – S China, N Indochina
4. Cleidion capuronii – Madagascar
5. Cleidion castaneifolium – S Mexico, Central America, NW South America
6. Cleidion claoxyloides – New Caledonia
7. Cleidion gabonicum – W + C Africa
8. Cleidion javanicum – Indian Subcontinent, S China, SE Asia, Papuasia, Queensland
9. Cleidion lasiophyllum – New Caledonia
10. Cleidion lemurum – New Caledonia
11. Cleidion leptostachyum – Fiji
12. Cleidion lochmios – New Caledonia
13. Cleidion luziae – Solomon Islands
14. Cleidion macarangoides – New Caledonia
15. Cleidion macrophyllum – New Caledonia
16. Cleidion marginatum – New Caledonia
17. Cleidion megistophyllum – Luzon
18. Cleidion microcarpum – Philippines
19. Cleidion minahassae – Sulawesi
20. Cleidion moniliflorum – New Britain
21. Cleidion neoebudicum – Vanuatu
22. Cleidion nitidum – S India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands
23. Cleidion papuanum – Papuasia
24. Cleidion ramosii – Philippines
25. Cleidion sessile – Palau
26. Cleidion spathulatum – New Caledonia
27. Cleidion taynguyenense – Vietnam
28. Cleidion tricoccum – Brazil, Bolivia
29. Cleidion veillonii – New Caledonia
30. Cleidion velutinum – New Caledonia
31. Cleidion verticillatum – New Caledonia incl. Îsle des Pins + Loyalty Islands
32. Cleidion vieillardii – New Caledonia

formerly included

Cleidion
Cleidion verticillatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Acalypheae
Subtribe:	Cleidiinae
Genus:	Cleidion Blume
Synonyms[1]
Lasiostyles C. Presl Psilostachys Turcz. Redia Casar. Tetraglossa Bedd.

moved to other genera (Acalypha, Acidoton, Adenophaedra, Alchornea, Bocquillonia, Cleidiocarpon, Conceveiba, Macaranga, Orfilea, Plukenetia, Trigonostemon)

1. C. bishnui – Cleidiocarpon laurinum
2. C. cafcaf – Orfilea neraudiana
3. C. coriaceum – Macaranga coriacea
4. C. denticulatum – Adenophaedra grandifolia
5. C. lutescens – Macaranga lutescens
6. C. mannii – Plukenetia conophora
7. C. nicaraguense – Acidoton nicaraguensis
8. C. platystigma – Bocquillonia codonostylis
9. C. praealtum – Conceveiba praealta
10. C. preussii – Plukenetia conophora
11. C. spiciflorum – Acalypha spiciflora
12. C. tenuispica – Macaranga vieillardii
13. C. ulmifolium – Alchornea ulmifolia
14. C. xyphophylloides – Trigonostemon xyphophylloides