Cephalocrotonopsis is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1910.[3][4] It contains only one known species, Cephalocrotonopsis socotranus, endemic to the Socotra Islands in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Yemen.[2][5]
| Cephalocrotonopsis | |
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Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Epiprineae |
| Subtribe: | Epiprininae |
| Genus: | Cephalocrotonopsis Pax |
| Species: | C. socotranus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalocrotonopsis socotranus (Balf.f.) Pax | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Cephalocroton socotranus Balf.f. | |
The species is listed as vulnerable.[1]
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cephalocrotonopsis |
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| Cephalocrotonopsis socotranus |
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