Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CNIDOSCOLUS Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 56, t. 49-52. 1826 ("1827").
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TYPE: Cnidoscolus hamosus Pohl Lectotypified by Small, in Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 462. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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Cnidoscolus aconitifolius | CHAYA; TREE SPINACH | Not Native | ||
Cnidoscolus stimulosus | TREAD-SOFTLY; FINGER-ROT | Native |
Identification Key
1. Shrubs or trees with shallow roots, stems succulent and easily rerooting, with or without stinging hairs
1. Herbs with a tuberous root and the finer roots deeply buried, stems not succulent, with stinging hairs
Genus Synonyms
Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
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Bivonea | Bivonea Rafinesque, Specchio Sci. 1: 156. 1814, nom. rej. vs. Bivonaea de Candolle 1821. | TYPE: Bivonea stimulosa (Michaux) Rafinesque (Jatropha stimulosa Michaux) | |
Jussieuia | Jussieuia Houstoun, Reliq. Houstoun. 6. 1781, non Jussiaea Linnaeus 1753. | TYPE: Jatropha herbacea Linnaeus | |
Mesandrinia | Mesandrinia Rafinesque, Neogenyton 3. 1825. | TYPE: = Bivonea Rafinesque 1814 (nom. rej.). | |
Victorinia | Victorinia Leon, Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 15: 242, 243. 1941. | TYPE: Victorinia regina (Leon) Leon (Jatropha regina Leon) |