Chiropetalum

Chiropetalum
Chiropetalum tricuspidatum in Valparaiso Region, Central Chile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Chrozophoreae
Subtribe:	Ditaxinae
Genus:	Chiropetalum A.Juss.
Synonyms [1] [2]
Aonikena Speg. ChlorocaulonKlotzsch Argythamnia subgen. Chiropetalum(A. Juss.) J.W. Ingram Desfontaena Vell. Desfontaina Steud. Desfontainea Rchb.

Chiropetalum is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1832. ^{[3] [2]} It is widespread across relatively dry regions of North and South America from Texas to Uruguay. ^{[1] [4] [5] [6]}

Species ^[1]

1. Chiropetalum anisotrichum - Rio Grande do Sul
2. Chiropetalum argentinense - N Argentina
3. Chiropetalum astroplethos - Coahuila, Nuevo León, Texas, Veracruz
4. Chiropetalum berterianum - Chile
5. Chiropetalum boliviense - Bolivia, NW Argentina
6. Chiropetalum canescens - N Chile
7. Chiropetalum cremnophilum - N Chile
8. Chiropetalum foliosum - S Brazil
9. Chiropetalum griseum - Brazil, N Argentina, Paraguay
10. Chiropetalum gymnadenium - Minas Gerais, São Paulo
11. Chiropetalum intermedium - Uruguay, Buenos Aires
12. Chiropetalum molle - Rio Grande do Sul
13. Chiropetalum patagonicum - Argentina
14. Chiropetalum pavonianum - Peru
15. Chiropetalum phalacradenium - Santa Catarina
16. Chiropetalum pilosistylum - Rio Grande do Sul
17. Chiropetalum puntaloberense - Uruguay
18. Chiropetalum quinquecuspidatum - Peru
19. Chiropetalum ramboi - Rio Grande do Sul
20. Chiropetalum ruizianum - Peru
21. Chiropetalum schiedeanum - Mexico
22. Chiropetalum tricoccum - S Brazil, N Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
23. Chiropetalum tricuspidatum - Chile

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Tropicos, genus Chiropetalum
3. Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1832. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 25: 21-22 in Latin
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.
5. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
6. Martínez Gordillo, M., J. J. Ramírez, R. C. Durán, E. J. Arriaga, R. García, A. Cervantes & R. M. Hernández. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México. Anales del Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Botánica 73(2): 155–281.