Adenochlaena Explained

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

Species^[3]

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

formerly includedmoved 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

Notes and References

1. Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées 472.
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032430 Tropicos
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=3052 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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.