Chiropetalum tricuspidatum

  1. Plantae
  2. Magnoliophyta
  3. Magnoliopsida
  4. Malpighiales
  5. Euphorbiaceae
  6. Chiropetalum
  7. Chiropetalum tricuspidatum

Chiropetalum tricuspidatum (Lam.) A. Juss.

For the catalog of Vascular Plants of Chile this is an accepted name

Taxonomic Classification

  • Division: Magnoliophyta

    • Class: Magnoliopsida

      • Order: Malpighiales

        • Family: Euphorbiaceae

Characteristic

Habit: Subshrub

State: Native

Maximum Height: 1500

Common name(s): Ventosilla

Synonymy

Argythamnia tricuspidata (Lam.) Müll. Arg.

Argythamnia tricuspidata (Lam.) Müll. Arg. var. lanceolata (Cav.) Müll. Arg.

Chiropetalum lanceolatum (Cav.) A. Juss.

Chiropetalum ovatum Phil.

Chiropetalum tricuspidatum (Lam.) A. Juss. var. lanceolatum (Cav.) Pax & K. Hoffm.

Croton lanceolatum Cav.

Croton tricuspidatus Lam.

Regional Distribution

Atacama Region

Coquimbo Region

Valparaiso Region

Santiago Metropolitan Region

Liberator General Bernardo O'Higgins Region

Maule Region

Ñuble Region

Bio Bio Region

Araucania Region

River Region

Geo-referencing of herbarium specimens

Note: The collection coordinates of the specimens were post-processed to hide their exact position (error close to 2 km). This measure was taken to protect species that are in the threatened category.

Photo Gallery

Chiropetalum tricuspidatum [Gallery image: 27053]