''Lasiocroton'' is a

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of the

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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 ...

. ;Species # '' Lasiocroton bahamensis'' Pax & K.Hoffm. - Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti # '' Lasiocroton fawcettii'' Urb. - Jamaica # '' Lasiocroton gracilis'' Britton & P.Wilson - SE Cuba # '' Lasiocroton gutierrezii'' 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. ;Species ;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 {{Euphorbiaceae-stub