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'''False crotons''' ([[genus]] '''''Caperonia''''') are a group of [[plant]]s of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Euphorbiaceae]]. There are 60 species found in [[tropical]] [[Americas|America]] and [[tropical]] [[Africa]].
'''''Caperonia''''' ('''false croton''') is a [[genus]] of [[plant]]s of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Euphorbiaceae]]. There are 60 species found in [[tropical]] [[Americas|America]] and [[tropical]] [[Africa]].


==Synonyms==
==Synonyms==

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"Cavanilla" redirects here. As described by José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo, it is a synonym of Caperonia. As described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin, it is a synonym of Dombeya.

False croton
Caperonia palustris
Scientific classification
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Caperonia

Species

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

Synonyms

This genus is also known as: