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Colobocarpos

Colobocarpos is a monotypic plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. The sole species is Colobocarpos nanus. It is native to Laos and Northern Thailand.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Codiaeae
Genus: Colobocarpos
Esser & Welzen
Species:
C. nanus
Binomial name
Colobocarpos nanus
(Gagnep.) Esser & Welzen
Synonyms1
  • Croton nanus Gagnep.
  • Croton colobocarpus Airy Shaw

Colobocarpos is a monotypic plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. The sole species is Colobocarpos nanus. It is native to Laos and Northern Thailand.23145

References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Esser, Hans-Joachim & Welzen, Peter C. van. 2001. Kew Bulletin 56(3): 657–658
  3. Tropicos, Colobocarpos Esser & Welzen
  4. 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.
  5. Chayamarit, K. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Euphorbiaceae (Genera A-F). Flora of Thailand 8(1): 1-303. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.