Adenochlaena

Adenochlaena
Adenochlaena zeylanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Epiprineae
Subtribe:	Epiprininae
Genus:	Adenochlaena Boivin ex Baill.
Type species
Adenochlaena leucocephala Baill.
Synonyms [1]
Centrostylis Baill. Niedenzua Pax

Adenochlaena is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858. ^{[2] [3]} It is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean. ^{[1] [4]}

Species ^[1]

1. Adenochlaena leucocephala Baill. - Madagascar, Comoros
2. Adenochlaena zeylanica (Baill.) Thwaites - Sri Lanka

formerly included

moved to other genera (Cladogynos Epiprinus Koilodepas )

• A. calycina - Koilodepas calycinum
• A. indica - Epiprinus mallotiformis
• A. mallotiformis - Epiprinus mallotiformis
• A. siamensis - Cladogynos orientalis
• A. siletensis - Epiprinus siletianus

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées 472.
3. Tropicos
4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.