Cleidion

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Acalypheae
Genus: Cleidion
Species: C. amazonicum – C. bracteosum – C. brevipetiolatum – C. capuronii – C. castaneifolium – C. claoxyloides – C. gabonicum – C. javanicum – C. lasiophyllum – C. lemurum – C. leptostachyum – C. lochmios – C. luziae – C. macarangoides – C. macrophyllum – C. marginatum – C. megistophyllum – C. microcarpum – C. minahassae – C. moniliflorum – C. neoebudicum – C. nitidum – C. papuanum – C. ramosii – C. sessile – C. spathulatum – C. taynguyenense – C. tricoccum – C. veillonii – C. velutinum – C. verticillatum – C. vieillardii
Name

Cleidion Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 12: 612. (1826)

Type species: Cleidion javanicum Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 12: 613. (1826)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Galurus Spreng.
Lasiostyles C.Presl
Psilostachys Turcz.
Redia Casar.
Tetraglossa Bedd.

References

Blume, C.L. von 1826. Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 12: 612.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cleidion in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cleidion. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 16 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cleidion. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Mar. 16 2021.

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]

Cleidion amazonicum – Bolivia, Peru, NW Brazil
Cleidion bracteosum – Vietnam
Cleidion brevipetiolatum – S China, N Indochina
Cleidion capuronii – Madagascar
Cleidion castaneifolium – S Mexico, Central America, NW South America
Cleidion claoxyloides – New Caledonia
Cleidion gabonicum – W + C Africa
Cleidion javanicum – Indian Subcontinent, S China, SE Asia, Papuasia, Queensland
Cleidion lasiophyllum – New Caledonia
Cleidion lemurum – New Caledonia
Cleidion leptostachyum – Fiji
Cleidion lochmios – New Caledonia
Cleidion luziae – Solomon Islands
Cleidion macarangoides – New Caledonia
Cleidion macrophyllum – New Caledonia
Cleidion marginatum – New Caledonia
Cleidion megistophyllum – Luzon
Cleidion microcarpum – Philippines
Cleidion minahassae – Sulawesi
Cleidion moniliflorum – New Britain
Cleidion neoebudicum – Vanuatu
Cleidion nitidum – S India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands
Cleidion papuanum – Papuasia
Cleidion ramosii – Philippines
Cleidion sessile – Palau
Cleidion spathulatum – New Caledonia
Cleidion taynguyenense – Vietnam
Cleidion tricoccum – Brazil, Bolivia
Cleidion veillonii – New Caledonia
Cleidion velutinum – New Caledonia
Cleidion verticillatum – New Caledonia incl. Îsle des Pins + Loyalty Islands
Cleidion vieillardii – New Caledonia

formerly included

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

C. bishnui – Cleidiocarpon laurinum
C. cafcaf – Orfilea neraudiana
C. coriaceum – Macaranga coriacea
C. denticulatum – Adenophaedra grandifolia
C. lutescens – Macaranga lutescens
C. mannii – Plukenetia conophora
C. nicaraguense – Acidoton nicaraguensis
C. platystigma – Bocquillonia codonostylis
C. praealtum – Conceveiba praealta
C. preussii – Plukenetia conophora
C. spiciflorum – Acalypha spiciflora
C. tenuispica – Macaranga vieillardii
C. ulmifolium – Alchornea ulmifolia
C. xyphophylloides – Trigonostemon xyphophylloides

References

"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
Blume, C. L. (1825). Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. Batavia: Ter Lands Drukkerij.
"Cleidion in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
Kulju, K.K.M. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Revision of the Genus Cleidion (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 50: 197–219.
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.
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
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.
Webster, G. L. & M.J. Huft. 1988. Revised synopsis of Panamanian Euphorbiaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75(3): 1087–1144