Caperonia

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Caperonia castaneifolia - chestnutleaf false croton
Caperonia cordata
Caperonia fistulosa
Caperonia hystrix
Caperonia palustris - sacatrapo
Caperonia senegalensis
Caperonia serrata
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False crotons (genus Caperonia) are a group of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. There are 60 species found in tropical America and tropical Africa.

Synonyms

This genus is also known as:

• Acanthopyxis Miq. ex Lanj. nom. inval.
• Androphoranthus H.Karst.
• Cavanilla Vell.
• Lepidococea Turcz.
• Meterana Raf.