''Sclerocroton'' is a

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of the

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Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, e ...

first described as a genus in 1845. There a total of 6 known species in this genus; 5 species in continental

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and a single species in

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Sclerocroton carterianus ''Sclerocroton'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1845. There a total of 6 known species in this genus; 5 species in continental Africa and a single species in Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radc ...

'' (J.Léonard) Kruijt & Roebers - Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone # ''

Sclerocroton cornutus ''Sclerocroton'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1845. There a total of 6 known species in this genus; 5 species in continental Africa and a single species in Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radc ...

'' (Pax) Kruijt & Roebers - C + SC Africa from Cameroon to Zimbabwe plus Ivory Coast # ''

Sclerocroton integerrimus ''Sclerocroton integerrimus'', the duiker berry, is a tree in the family Euphorbiaceae, from Southern Africa. Taxonomy This species was originally named as two species; ''Sclerocroton integerrimus'' Hochst. (1845) and ''S. reticulatus'' Hochs ...

'' Hochst. - C + S Africa from Zaire to KawZulu-Natal, plus Guinea # ''

Sclerocroton melanostictus ''Sclerocroton'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1845. There a total of 6 known species in this genus; 5 species in continental Africa and a single species in Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radc ...

'' (Baill.) Kruijt & Roebers - Madagascar # ''

Sclerocroton oblongifolius ''Sclerocroton'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1845. There a total of 6 known species in this genus; 5 species in continental Africa and a single species in Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radc ...

'' (Müll.Arg.) Kruijt & Roebers - Zaire, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe # ''

Sclerocroton schmitzii ''Sclerocroton'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1845. There a total of 6 known species in this genus; 5 species in continental Africa and a single species in Madagascar.Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radc ...

'' (J.Léonard) Kruijt & Roebers - Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ;Formerly included moved to '' Shirakiopsis'' *''Sclerocroton ellipticus - Shirakiopsis elliptica''

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Hippomaneae Euphorbiaceae genera Flora of Africa {{Euphorbiaceae-stub