Acidocroton is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described with this name in 1859.Grisebach, August Heinrich Rudolf. 1859. Flora of the British West Indian Islands 42 short description in Latin, longer description and commentary in EnglishTropicos, Acidocroton Griseb. It is native to Colombia, Mexico and the Greater Antilles.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesMartínez Gordillo, M., J. J. Ramírez, R. C. Durán, E. J. Arriaga, R. García, A. Cervantes & R. M. Hernández. 2002. Los géneros de la familia Euphorbiaceae en México. Anales del Instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Botánica 73(2): 155–281.
Taxonomy Etymologically, the name Acidocroton means "sour croton".
Species The following species are recorded:
formerly included moved to Ophellantha Acidocroton spinosus - Ophellantha spinosa Acidocroton steyermarkii - Ophellantha steyermarkii
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