Epiprineae is a tribe of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 2 subtribes and 9 genera.

Epiprineae
Epiprinus mallotiformis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Epiprineae
Subtribes and genera
Subtribe Epiprininae
Adenochlaena
Cephalocroton
Cephalocrotonopsis
Cladogynos
Cleidiocarpon
Epiprinus
Koilodepas
Subtribe Cephalomappinae
Cephalomappa
Muricococcum

History

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In 2017, the genus Tsaiodendron was discovered in Yunnan, a province of China.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zhou, Zhuo; Gu, Bo-Jian; Sun, Hang; Zhu, Hua; Tan, Yun-Hong (2017). "Molecular phylogenetic analyses of Euphorbiaceae tribe Epiprineae, with the description of a new genus, Tsaiodendron gen. nov., from south-western China". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 184 (2): 167–184. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/box023. ISSN 0024-4074.