| Paracroton | |
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Scientific classification 
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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: | Crotoneae |
| Genus: | Paracroton Miq. |
| Synonyms1 | |
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Paracroton is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859.23 It is native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as New Guinea.1
- Species1
- Paracroton integrifolius (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Paracroton pendulus (Hassk.) Miq. - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines
- Paracroton sterrhopodus (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts - W New Guinea
- Paracroton zeylanicus (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Sri Lanka