Chiropetalum A.Juss.
First published in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 25: 21 (1832)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Dry S. Tropical America.
Distribution
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile North, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Aonikena Speg. in Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 7: 162 (1902)
- Chlorocaulon Klotzsch in S.L.Endlicher, Gen. Pl., Suppl. 4(3): 89 (1850)
- Desfontaena Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 95 (1829), nom. illeg.
Accepted Species
- Chiropetalum anisotrichum (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chiropetalum argentinense Skottsb.
- Chiropetalum astroplethes (J.W.Ingram) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
- Chiropetalum berteroanum Schltdl.
- Chiropetalum boliviense (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chiropetalum canescens Phil.
- Chiropetalum cremnophilum I.M.Johnst.
- Chiropetalum foliosum (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chiropetalum griseum Griseb.
- Chiropetalum gymnadenium (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chiropetalum intermedium Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chiropetalum molle (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chiropetalum patagonicum (Speg.) O'Donell & Lourteig
- Chiropetalum pavonianum (Müll.Arg.) Pax
- Chiropetalum phalacradenium (J.W.Ingram) L.B.Sm. & Downs
- Chiropetalum pilosistylum (Allem & Irgang) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
- Chiropetalum puntaloberense Alonso Paz & Bassagoda
- Chiropetalum quinquecuspidatum (A.Juss.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chiropetalum ramboi (Allem & Irgang) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
- Chiropetalum ruizianum (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chiropetalum schiedeanum (Müll.Arg.) Pax
- Chiropetalum tricoccum (Vell.) Chodat & Hassl.
- Chiropetalum tricuspidatum (Lam.) A.Juss.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- 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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0