Acalypha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole genus of the subtribe Acalyphinae. It is one of the largest euphorb genera, with approximately 450 to 462 species. The genus name Acalypha is from the Ancient Greek ἀκαλύφη (akalúphē) ("nettle"), an alternative form of ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē), and was inspired by the nettle-like leaves. General common names include copperleaf and three-seeded mercury. Native North American species are generally inconspicuous most of the year until the fall when their stems and foliage turn a distinctive coppery-red.
Sebastiania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1821. It is native to North and South America from Arizona and the West Indies south to Uruguay.
Macaranga is a large genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus in the subtribe Macaranginae. Native to Africa, Australasia, Asia and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the genus comprises over 300 different species. It was first described as a genus in 1806, based on specimens collected on the Island of Mauritius.
Discoclaoxylon is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1914. It is native to western and central Africa, including islands in the Gulf of Guinea.
- Discoclaoxylon hexandrum(Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, Uganda
- Discoclaoxylon occidentale(Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - São Tomé
- Discoclaoxylon pedicellare(Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Bioko
- Discoclaoxylon pubescens(Pax & K.Hoffm.) Exell - Annobón
Mareyopsis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919. It is native to western and central Africa.
- Mareyopsis longifolia(Pax) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire
- Mareyopsis oligogynaBreteler - Gabon
Adelia is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
Pseudagrostistachys is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1912. It is native to tropical Africa.
- Pseudagrostistachys africana(Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Chana, Nigeria, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire, São Tomé and Príncipe
- Pseudagrostistachys ugandensis(Hutch.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Uganda, Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia
Alchornea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1788. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, S Asia, Australia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands. Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that Bocquillonia from New Caledonia is nested in Alchornea.
Conceveiba is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to South America and Central America.
- Conceveiba guianensisAubl. - Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, 3 Guianas
- Conceveiba hostmaniiBenth. - Guyana, Suriname, Amazonas State in Brazil
- Conceveiba krukoffiiSteyerm. - Venezuela, French Guiana, NW Brazil
- Conceveiba latifoliaBenth. - Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Amazonas State in Brazil
- Conceveiba martianaBaill. - Venezuela, French Guiana, NW Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
- Conceveiba maynasensisSecco - Loreto in Peru
- Conceveiba parvifoliaMcPherson - Panama, NW Colombia
- Conceveiba pleiostemonaDonn.Sm. - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela
- Conceveiba praealta(Croizat) Punt ex J.Murillo - NW Brazil
- Conceveiba ptariana(Steyerm.) Jabl. - S Venezuela
- Conceveiba rhytidocarpaMüll.Arg. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Conceveiba santanderensisJ.Murillo - NW Colombia
- Conceveiba terminalis(Baill.) Müll.Arg. - Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, NW Brazil, Colombia, Peru
- Conceveiba tristigmataJ.Murillo - Colombia, Venezuela, NW Brazil
Neoscortechinia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1897. It is native to Southeast Asia and Papuasia.
- Neoscortechinia angustifolia(Airy Shaw) Welzen - Sabah, Kalimantan
- Neoscortechinia forbesii(Hook.f.) S.Moore - New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands
- Neoscortechinia kingii(Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - W Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
- Neoscortechinia nicobarica(Hook.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, W New Guinea
- Neoscortechinia philippinensis(Merr.) Welzen - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, W Indonesia, Philippines
- Neoscortechinia sumatrensisS.Moore - W Malaysia, N. Sumatra, Simeuluë, Borneo
Cephalocrotonopsis is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1910. It contains only one known species, Cephalocrotonopsis socotranus, endemic to the Socotra Islands in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Yemen.
Haematostemon is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919. It is native to northeastern South America.
- Haematostemon coriaceus(Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Amazonas State in S Venezuela
- Haematostemon guianensisSandwith - Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana
Tragiella is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1919. It is native to Africa.
- Tragiella anomala(Prain) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
- Tragiella frieseana(Prain) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Zambia
- Tragiella natalensis(Sond.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
- Tragiella pyxostigmaRadcl.-Sm. - Tanzania
Blumeodendron is a genus of dioecious trees of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1873. It is widespread across much of Southeast Asia and Papuasia.
Neoboutonia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1864. It is the only genus in subtribe Neoboutoniinae, and native to tropical Africa.
- Neoboutonia macrocalyx Pax - Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Neoboutonia manniiBenth. & Hook.f. - tropical Africa from Liberia to Mozambique
- Neoboutonia melleri(Müll.Arg.) Prain - tropical Africa from Nigeria to Mozambique
Breynia is a plant genus in the family Phyllanthaceae, first described in 1776. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, the Indian Subcontinent, Papuasia, Australia, and the island of Réunion.
Chonocentrum is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae described as a genus in 1922. It contains only known species, Chonocentrum cyathophorum, native to the State of Amazonas in northwestern Brazil.
Käthe Hoffmann was a German botanist who described many plant species in New Guinea and South East Asia including Annesijoa novoguineensis. She was a professor at Breslau, German Empire, and made a significant contribution to botany. In one study, she was found to have co-authored or authored 354 land plant species, the sixth-highest number authored by any female scientist. As of May 2020, Plants of the World Online lists 439 accepted genera and species which include Käthe Hoffmann in the authority, in some capacity.
Alchornea integrifolia is a plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Guatemala where it has only been found in the departments of Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz. It is a tree of 6-25 m that grows in swampy broadleaf forest at an altitude of 1000–1500 m.
Stachyphrynium is a genus of plants native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. It was first described as a genus with this name in 1902.
