''Adenophaedra'' is a

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Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1874.Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1874. in Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von, Flora Brasiliensis 11(2): 385
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/ref> It is native to tropical regions of South America and Central America.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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> ;Species # '' Adenophaedra cearensis'' Secco -

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# '' Adenophaedra grandifolia'' (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil # ''

Adenophaedra megaphylla ''Adenophaedra'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1874.Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, E Brazil

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Euphorbiaceae genera Acalyphoideae {{Euphorb-stub