Acalypheae

Acalypheae Temporal range:
Acalypha reptans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Acalypheae Dumort., 1829
Subtribes
Acalyphinae Adrianinae Claoxylinae Cleidiinae Dysopsidinae Lasiococcinae Lobaniliinae Macaranginae Mareyinae Mercurialinae Ricininae Rottlerinae

The Acalypheae is a tribe of the subfamily Acalyphoideae, under the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 12 subtribes and about 30 genera. One of the most well-known plants in this tribe is Ricinus, the castor bean, or castor oil plant.

Genera

Subtribe Acalyphinae Acalypha L. Subtribe Adrianinae Adriana Gaudich. Subtribe Claoxylinae Claoxylon A.Juss. Claoxylopsis Discoclaoxylon Erythrococca Micrococca Subtribe Cleidiinae

Cleidion Blume Sampantaea Wetria Subtribe Dysopsidinae Dysopsis Baill. Subtribe Lasiococcinae Clonostylis Homonoia Lasiococca Spathiostemon Subtribe Lobaniliinae

Lobanilia Subtribe Macaranginae Macaranga Thouars Subtribe Mareyinae Mareya Baill. Mareyopsis Subtribe Mercurialinae Mercurialis L. Leidesia Seidelia Subtribe Ricininae

Ricinus L. Subtribe Rottlerinae Avellanita Hancea Mallotus Rockinghamia

See also

• Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae

References

• "Compleat Botanica". Compleat Botanica. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

External links

Media related to Acalypheae at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Acalypheae at Wikispecies