tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English language, English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in p ...
of the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Acalyphoideae
The Acalyphoideae are a subfamily within the family Euphorbiaceae with 116 genera in 20 tribes.
See also
* Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae
Here is a full taxonomy of the family Euphorbiaceae, according to the most recent molecular research. Thi ...
, under the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, e ...
. It comprises 5 genera.
Genera
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Adelia
''Adelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbia, spurge family (biology), family, Euphorbiaceae, Family (biology), subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the ...
Crotonogynopsis
''Crotonogynopsis'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1899. It is native to tropical Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At a ...
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Pax
Pax or PAX may refer to:
Peace
* Peace (Latin: ''pax'')
** Pax (goddess), the Roman goddess of peace
** Pax, a truce term
* Pax (liturgy), a salutation in Catholic and Lutheran religious services
* Pax (liturgical object), an object formerly kiss ...
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Enriquebeltrania
''Enriquebeltrania'' is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1957. It was initially given the name ''Beltrania'', but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym. In other words, someone else had already applied the nam ...
Garciadelia
''Garciadelia'' is a plant genus of the family (biology), family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 2010. The entire genus is endemic to the Island of Hispaniola in the West Indies (divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It is ...
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Lasiocroton
''Lasiocroton'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. It is a member of the ''Leucocroton'' alliance, which also includes ''Leucocroton'' and ''Garciadelia''. Sp ...
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Griseb.
August Heinrich Rudolf Grisebach () was a German botany, botanist and phytogeography, phytogeographer. He was born in Hannover on 17 April 1814 and died in Göttingen on 9 May 1879.
Biography
Grisebach studied at the Lyceum in Hanover, the clo ...
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Leucocroton
''Leucocroton'' is a plant genus of the family (biology), family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1861. The entire genus is endemic to Cuba. It is a member of the ''Leucocroton'' alliance, which also includes ''Garciadelia'' and ''Lasi ...
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See also
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Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae
Here is a full taxonomy of the family Euphorbiaceae, according to the most recent molecular research. This complex family previously comprising 5 subfamilies: the Acalyphoideae, the Crotonoideae, the Euphorbioideae, the Phyllanthoideae and the Oldf ...