Adenopeltis
| Adenopeltis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Euphorbioideae |
| Tribe: | Hippomaneae |
| Subtribe: | Hippomaninae |
| Genus: | Adenopeltis Bertero ex A.Juss. |
| Species: | A. serrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Adenopeltis serrata (W.T.Aiton) I.M.Johnst.
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Adenopeltis is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1832. Its name comes from Greek and means "glandular shield". It contains only one known species, Adenopeltis serrata, a shrub endemic to Chile. It is distributed from the Coquimbo to the Biobio regions.