Alchornea Explained

Alchornea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1788.[1] [2] It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, South Asia, Australia, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.[3] Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that Bocquillonia from New Caledonia is nested in Alchornea.[4]

Species[3]
formerly includedmoved to other genera (Aparisthmium Cleidion Cnesmone Discocleidion Discoglypremna Necepsia Neoscortechinia Orfilea Sampantaea Trigonostemon Wetria)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376726#page/15/mode/1up Swartz, Olof. 1788. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus 6, 98
  2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Alchornea Alchornea in PlantList
  3. Web site: Alchornea in . World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . 2013-09-17.
  4. Wurdack, K. J., P. Hoffmann, and M. W. Chase (2005). Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Uniovulate Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae Sensu Stricto) Using Plastid rbcL and trnL-F DNA Sequences.” American Journal of Botany 92(8): 1397–1420.

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