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Cleidion
Sign in to saveCleidion is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1826. It is found in tropical and subtropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyEuphorbiaceae
General: Cleidion species have been collected from various lowland
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 222
- With media
- 112
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Collections
- A, SD, GH, BPBM, BRIT, NY
- Recorded in
- Vietnam, Philippines, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Malaysia, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, India
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Cleidion verticillatum photographié sur la colline du Ouen Toro à Nouméa, Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie.jpg
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- Category:Cleidion
- taxon common name
- 棒柄花属
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Cleidion is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1826. It is found in tropical and subtropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Species formerly included moved to other genera (Acalypha, Acidoton, Adenophaedra, Alchornea, Bocquillonia, Cleidiocarpon, Conceveiba, Macaranga, Orfilea, Plukenetia, Trigonostemon)
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cleidion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.