''Lasiocroton'' is a

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Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...

first described as a genus in 1859. The genus is endemic to the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> It is a member of the ''Leucocroton'' alliance, which also includes '' Leucocroton'' and '' Garciadelia''. Species in this alliance are dioecious. ;Species # '' Lasiocroton bahamensis'' Pax & K.Hoffm. - Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti # '' Lasiocroton fawcettii'' Urb. - Jamaica # '' Lasiocroton gracilis'' Britton & P.Wilson - SE Cuba # '' Lasiocroton gutierrezii'' Jestrow - Cuba # '' Lasiocroton harrisii'' Britton - Jamaica # '' Lasiocroton macrophyllus'' (Sw.) Griseb. - Jamaica # '' Lasiocroton microphyllus'' (A.Rich.) Jestrow - Cuba ;formerly included # moved to other genera ''( Bernardia Croton Leucocroton)'' # ''Lasiocroton cordifolius'' Britton & P.Wilson - Leucocroton cordifolius (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain # ''Lasiocroton prunifolius'' Griseb. - '' Croton punctatus'' Jacq. # ''Lasiocroton subpeltatus'' Urb. - '' Leucocroton subpeltatus'' (Urb.) Alain # ''Lasiocroton trelawniensis'' C.D.Adams - '' Bernardia trelawniensis'' (C.D.Adams) Jestrow & Proctor

References

Adelieae Euphorbiaceae genera Flora of the Caribbean Dioecious plants Taxa named by August Grisebach {{Euphorbiaceae-stub