Alchorneopsis | |
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Alchorneopsis portoricensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Caryodendreae |
Genus: |
Alchorneopsis Müll.Arg. |
Type species | |
Alchorneopsis floribunda (Benth.) Müll.Arg. |
Alchorneopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1865. It is native to Central America, the Greater Antilles, and northern South America.