Paracroton Explained

Paracroton is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859.^{[1] [2]} It is native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as New Guinea.^[3]

Species^[3]

1. Paracroton integrifolius (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Kerala, Tamil Nadu
2. Paracroton pendulus (Hassk.) Miq. - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
3. Paracroton sterrhopodus (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts - W New Guinea
4. Paracroton zeylanicus (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Sri Lanka

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/1865#page/393/mode/1up Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. 1859. Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1(2): 382-383
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40001042 Tropicos, Paracroton Miq.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=147429 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families