Cleidion

Cleidion is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1826.[2] It is found in tropical and subtropical regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Species[1]

1. Cleidion amazonicum – Bolivia, Peru, NW Brazil
2. Cleidion bracteosum – Vietnam
3. Cleidion brevipetiolatum – S China, N Indochina
4. Cleidion capuronii – Madagascar
5. Cleidion castaneifolium – S Mexico, Central America, NW South America
6. Cleidion claoxyloides – New Caledonia
7. Cleidion gabonicum – W + C Africa
8. Cleidion javanicum – Indian Subcontinent, S China, SE Asia, Papuasia, Queensland
9. Cleidion lasiophyllum – New Caledonia
10. Cleidion lemurum – New Caledonia
11. Cleidion leptostachyum – Fiji
12. Cleidion lochmios – New Caledonia
13. Cleidion luziae – Solomon Islands
14. Cleidion macarangoides – New Caledonia
15. Cleidion macrophyllum – New Caledonia
16. Cleidion marginatum – New Caledonia
17. Cleidion megistophyllum – Luzon
18. Cleidion microcarpum – Philippines
19. Cleidion minahassae – Sulawesi
20. Cleidion moniliflorum – New Britain
21. Cleidion neoebudicum – Vanuatu
22. Cleidion nitidum – S India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands
23. Cleidion papuanum – Papuasia
24. Cleidion ramosii – Philippines
25. Cleidion sessile – Palau
26. Cleidion spathulatum – New Caledonia
27. Cleidion taynguyenense – Vietnam
28. Cleidion tricoccum – Brazil, Bolivia
29. Cleidion veillonii – New Caledonia
30. Cleidion velutinum – New Caledonia
31. Cleidion verticillatum – New Caledonia incl. Îsle des Pins + Loyalty Islands
32. Cleidion vieillardii – New Caledonia

formerly included

Cleidion
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Acalypheae
Subtribe:	Cleidiinae
Genus:	Cleidion Blume
Synonyms[1]
Lasiostyles C. Presl Psilostachys Turcz. Redia Casar. Tetraglossa Bedd.

moved to other genera (Acalypha Acidoton Adenophaedra Alchornea Bocquillonia Cleidiocarpon Conceveiba Macaranga Orfilea Plukenetia Trigonostemon)

1. C. bishnui – Cleidiocarpon laurinum
2. C. cafcaf – Orfilea neraudiana
3. C. coriaceum – Macaranga coriacea
4. C. denticulatum – Adenophaedra grandifolia
5. C. lutescens – Macaranga lutescens
6. C. mannii – Plukenetia conophora
7. C. nicaraguense – Acidoton nicaraguensis
8. C. platystigma – Bocquillonia codonostylis
9. C. praealtum – Conceveiba praealta
10. C. preussii – Plukenetia conophora
11. C. spiciflorum – Acalypha spiciflora
12. C. tenuispica – Macaranga vieillardii
13. C. ulmifolium – Alchornea ulmifolia
14. C. xyphophylloides – Trigonostemon xyphophylloides

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1826. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 612
3. Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 168, 244 棒柄花属 bang bing hua shu Cleidion Blume, Bijdr. 612. 1826.
4. Kulju, K.K.M. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Revision of the Genus Cleidion (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 50: 197–219.
5. 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.
6. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
7. Martínez 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.
8. Webster, G. L. & M.J. Huft. 1988. Revised synopsis of Panamanian Euphorbiaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1087–1144