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As classified in WFO snapshot

June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Cnidoscolus Pohl

This genus name was first published in Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 56 (1827)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000008700.

Literature

Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 56, t. 49. 1827

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Synonyms of Cnidoscolus

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Bivonea	Raf.	Fl. Ludov. 138. 1817.	wfo-4000004694
Jussieuia	Houst.	Reliq. Houstoun. 6. 1781.	wfo-4000019743
Victorinia	León	Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. "Felipe Poey" 15: 242, 243. 1941.	wfo-4000040239

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cnidoscolus:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Cnidoscolus bahianus	Pax & K.Hoffm.	()		wfo-0001349227
Cnidoscolus bellatrix var. bullatus	León	Mem. Soc. Cub. Hist. Nat. Felipe Poey 15: 237. 1941		wfo-0001399223