Alchornea

Alchornea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Alchorneae
Subtribe:	Alchorneinae
Genus:	Alchornea Sw.
Species
Alchornea castaneifolia Alchornea cordifolia Alchornea floribunda Alchornea glandulosa Alchornea hunanensis Alchornea latifolia Alchornea mollis Alchornea triplinervia etc.

Alchornea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 70 tropical species.

Synonyms

• Bleekeria Miq.
• Bossera Leandri
• Caelebogyne (Coelebogyne) J.Sm.
• Cladodes Lour.
• Hermesia Humb. & Bonpl.
• Lepidoturus Baill.
• Schousboea Schumach. & Thonn.
• Stipellaria Benth.

Note that Bossera and Caelebogyne sometimes also stand alone as genera.

Alchornia cordifolia