Adenopeltis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1832.[2][3] Its name comes from Greek and means "glandular shield". It contains only one known species, Adenopeltis serrata, endemic to the central part of the Republic of Chile in South America.[1][4]
| Adenopeltis | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Euphorbioideae |
| Tribe: | Hippomaneae |
| Subtribe: | Hippomaninae |
| Genus: | Adenopeltis Bertero ex A.Juss. |
| Species: | A. serrata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Adenopeltis serrata (W.T.Aiton) I.M.Johnst.
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1832. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 25: 24-27 descriptions in Latin, commentary in French
- ^ Tropicos, Adenopeltis Bertero ex A. Juss.
- ^ 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.
