Adenopeltis

Adenopeltis
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
Binomial name
Adenopeltis serrata
(W.T.Aiton) I.M.Johnst.
Synonyms
  • Excoecaria serrata W.T.Aiton
  • Adenopeltis colliguaya Bertero ex A.Juss.
  • Excoecaria marginata Kunze ex Baill.
  • Stillingia glandulosa Dombey ex Baill.
  • Excoecaria colliguaya (Bertero ex A.Juss.) Baill.

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.