''Codiaeum'' is a

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s under the

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Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to insular Southeast Asia, northern

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and Papuasia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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s with leathery leaves and often confused with the genus '' Croton''. Some species, especially '' Codiaeum variegatum'', are cultivated as houseplants.Floridata: Codiaeum
Floridata. Accessed June 10, 2012. ;Species ;formerly included moved to other genera: '' Austrobuxus

Baloghia ''Baloghia'' is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1833. It is native to Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Lord Howe I., Norfolk Island), New Caledonia, and Vanuatu. '' Cocconerion'' is a close r ...

Blachia

Fontainea ''Fontainea'' is a genus constituting part of the plant family Euphorbiaceae. The nine currently known species grow naturally in Queensland (Qld) and New South Wales (NSW) Australia (6 spp.), New Caledonia and Vanuatu (1 sp.), and Papua New Guine ...

Sphyranthera Trigonostemon''

References

Codiaeae Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorbiaceae-stub