Cephalocrotonopsis
| Cephalocrotonopsis | |
|---|---|
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| Cephalocrotonopsis socotranus botanical drawing, 1888 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Epiprineae |
| Subtribe: | Epiprininae |
| Genus: | Pax |
| Species: | C. socotranus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalocrotonopsis socotranus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| Cephalocroton socotranus Balf.f. | |
Cephalocrotonopsis is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1910.[3][4] It contains only one known species, Cephalocrotonopsis socotranus, endemic to the Socotra Islands in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Yemen.[2][5]
The species is listed as vulnerable.[1]
References
- ^ a b Miller, A. (2004). "Cephalocroton socotranus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44893A10951070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44893A10951070.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Engler, Heinrich Gustav Adolf. 1910. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 II(Heft 44): 15
- ^ Tropicos, genus Cephalocrotonopsis
- ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.