Leucocroton

Leucocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1861.^[2][1] The entire genus is endemic to Cuba.^[3] It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Garciadelia and Lasiocroton. Species in this alliance are dioecious.^[4]

Species^[3]

1. Leucocroton acunae Borhidi
2. Leucocroton anomalus Borhidi
3. Leucocroton bracteosus Urb.
4. Leucocroton brittonii Alain
5. Leucocroton comosus Urb. - Sierra de Nipe
6. Leucocroton cordifolius (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain
7. Leucocroton discolor Urb. - Sierra de Nipe
8. Leucocroton ekmanii Urb. - Sierra Sagua Baracoa
9. Leucocroton flavicans Müll.Arg.
10. Leucocroton havanensis Borhidi
11. Leucocroton incrustatus Borhidi
12. Leucocroton linearifolius Britton - Sierra de Moa
13. Leucocroton longibracteatus Borhidi
14. Leucocroton moaensis Borhidi & O.Muñiz
15. Leucocroton moncadae Borhidi
16. Leucocroton obovatus Urb. - Sierra del Cristal
17. Leucocroton pachyphylloides Borhidi
18. Leucocroton pachyphyllus Urb. - Sierra de Moa
19. Leucocroton pallidus Britton & P.Wilson
20. Leucocroton revolutus C.Wright
21. Leucocroton sameki Borhidi
22. Leucocroton saxicola Britton - Sierra de Nipe
23. Leucocroton stenophyllus Urb. - Sierra de Nipe
24. Leucocroton subpeltatus (Urb.) Alain
25. Leucocroton virens Griseb.
26. Leucocroton wrightii Griseb.

formerly included

Leucocroton
Leucocroton havanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Adelieae
Genus:	Leucocroton Griseb.
Type species
Leucocroton wrightii[1] Griseb.

moved to other genera (Garciadelia and Lasiocroton)

1. Leucocroton leprosus - Garciadelia leprosa
2. Leucocroton microphyllus - Lasiocroton microphyllus