title: Lasiocroton
text: # Lasiocroton
  
  Lasiocroton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1859. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. 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
  