Chaetocarpus

Chaetocarpus is a plant genus of the family Peraceae, formerly Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1854. Chaetocarpus species are trees or shrubs. They are native to the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Some species are endangered.

1. Chaetocarpus acutifolius <small>(Britton & P.Wilson) Borhidi</small> – Sierra de Moa in Cuba
2. Chaetocarpus africanus <small>Pax</small> – C Africa
3. Chaetocarpus castanocarpus <small>(Roxb.) Thwaites</small> – SE Asia, Yunnan, Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
4. Chaetocarpus cordifolius <small>(Urb.) Borhidi</small> – Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica
5. Chaetocarpus coriaceus <small>Thwaites</small> – Sri Lanka
6. Chaetocarpus cubensis <small>Fawc. & Rendle</small> – Cuba
7. Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke – Bolivia, Brazil
8. Chaetocarpus ferrugineus <small>Philcox</small> – Sri Lanka
9. Chaetocarpus gabonensis <small>Breteler</small> – Gabon
10. Chaetocarpus globosus <small>(Sw.) Fawc. & Rendle</small> – Jamaica, Cuba, Dominican Rep.
11. Chaetocarpus myrsinites <small>Baill.</small> – Bolivia, Brazil
12. Chaetocarpus parvifolius <small>Borhidi</small> – Cuba
13. Chaetocarpus pearcei <small>Rusby</small> – Bolivia
14. Chaetocarpus pubescens <small>(Thwaites) Hook.f.</small> – Sri Lanka
15. Chaetocarpus rabaraba <small>Capuron</small> – Madagascar
16. Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus <small>(Kuntze) Pax & K.Hoffm.</small> – Colombia, Venezuela, 3 Guianas, NW Brazil

Chaetocarpus pouteria <small>J.F.Gmel,</small> synonym of Pouteria guianensis <small>Aubl.</small> (Sapotaceae)

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