Paracroton is a genus of flowering plants in the Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859.Miquel, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm. 1859. Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1(2): 382-383 in LatinTropicos, Paracroton Miq. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, as well as New Guinea.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Species Paracroton integrifolius (Airy Shaw) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Kerala, Tamil Nadu Paracroton pendulus (Hassk.) Miq. - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines Paracroton sterrhopodus (Airy Shaw) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts - W New Guinea Paracroton zeylanicus (Müll.Arg.) N.P.Balakr. & Chakr. - Sri Lanka
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