Leucocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1861.Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1861. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 9: 20-21 in LatinTropicos The entire genus is endemic to Cuba.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Garciadelia and Lasiocroton. Species in this alliance are dioecious.
Species
formerly included moved to other genera (Garciadelia and Lasiocroton) Leucocroton leprosus - Garciadelia leprosa Leucocroton microphyllus - Lasiocroton microphyllus
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