''Paracroton'' is a genus of

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s in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859.Tropicos, Paracroton Miq.
/ref> It is native to South and Southeast

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, as well as

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Paracroton integrifolius ''Paracroton'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as New Guinea. ;Species # '' Paracroton integrifolius'' (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - ...

'' (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. -

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Paracroton pendulus ''Paracroton pendulus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae that is endemic to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இ ...

'' (Hassk.) Miq. - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines # '' Paracroton sterrhopodus'' (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts - W New Guinea # ''

Paracroton zeylanicus ''Paracroton zeylanicus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae that is endemic to south-western parts of Sri Lanka. It was first found from a Hinidumkanda Biosphere Reserve, but rapidly declined due to deforestation and ot ...

'' (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Sri Lanka

References

Crotoneae Euphorbiaceae genera {{Euphorbiaceae-stub