Alchorneopsis Explained

Alchorneopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1865.^{[1] [2]} It is native to Central America, the Greater Antilles, and northern South America.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Species^[3]

1. Alchorneopsis floribunda (Benth.) Müll.Arg. - Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, 3 Guianas, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil
2. Alchorneopsis portoricensis Urb. - Puerto Rico (considered by some authors to be a synonym for A. floribunda)^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/119814#page/160/mode/1up Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1865. Linnaea 34: 156-157
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40009357 Tropicos
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=5887 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.
5. Secco, R. D. S. (2001). Notas adicionais sobre a taxonomia ea distribuição geográfica dos gêneros Alchorneopsis Muell. Arg., Cleidion Blume e Polyandra Leal (Euphorbiaceae-Acalyphoideae). Acta Botanica Brasilica 15.
6. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=28205 Alchorneopsis portoricensis.
7. http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/elyunque/learning/nature-science/?cid=stelprdb5274420 Endemic Plant Facts - January 2011 - Alchorneopsis portoricensis.