Adelia
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Adelia is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae.[1] It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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Adelia | |
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A. vaseyi with ovipositing Myscelia ethusa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Adelieae |
Genus: | Adelia L. 1759, conserved name, not P.Browne 1756 (Oleaceae) |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
Ricinella Müll.Arg. |
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The name is derived from the Greek words α (a), meaning "not", and δήλος (delos), meaning "visible." It refers to the difficulties Linnaeus experienced interpreting the genus.[8]