''Lasiocroton'' is a
plant genus of the
family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859. The genus is endemic to the West Indies.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref> It is a member of the ''Leucocroton'' alliance, which also includes '' Leucocroton'' and '' Garciadelia''. Species in this alliance are dioecious
Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
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# '' Lasiocroton bahamensis'' Pax & K.Hoffm. - Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti
# '' Lasiocroton fawcettii'' Urb. - Jamaica
# '' Lasiocroton gracilis'' Britton & P.Wilson - SE Cuba
# '']Lasiocroton gutierrezii
''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''. ...
'' Jestrow - Cuba
# '' Lasiocroton harrisii'' Britton - Jamaica
# '' Lasiocroton macrophyllus'' (Sw.) Griseb. - Jamaica
# '' Lasiocroton microphyllus'' (A.Rich.) Jestrow - Cuba
;formerly included[
# moved to other genera ''(]Bernardia
''Bernardia'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described for modern science as a genus in 1754. It is native to North and South America, as well as the West Indies.
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;Formerly included
moved to other genera ''( Adeli ...
Croton Leucocroton)''
# ''Lasiocroton cordifolius'' Britton & P.Wilson - Leucocroton cordifolius (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain
# ''Lasiocroton prunifolius'' Griseb. - '' Croton punctatus'' Jacq.
# ''Lasiocroton subpeltatus'' Urb. - '' Leucocroton subpeltatus'' (Urb.) Alain
# ''Lasiocroton trelawniensis'' C.D.Adams - '' Bernardia trelawniensis'' (C.D.Adams) Jestrow & Proctor
References
Adelieae
Euphorbiaceae genera
Flora of the Caribbean
Dioecious plants
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