Chaetocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Peraceae, formerly Euphorbiaceae, erected as a genus in 1854. Species of the genus Chaetocarpus grow as trees or shrubs. They are native to the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Some species are endangered.
Species
Chaetocarpus acutifolius (Britton & P.Wilson) Borhidi – Sierra de Moa in Cuba
Chaetocarpus africanus Pax – C Africa
Chaetocarpus castanocarpus (Roxb.) Thwaites – SE Asia, Yunnan, Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Chaetocarpus cordifolius (Urb.) Borhidi – Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica
Chaetocarpus coriaceus Thwaites – Sri Lanka
Chaetocarpus cubensis Fawc. & Rendle – Cuba
Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke – Bolivia, Brazil
Chaetocarpus ferrugineus Philcox – Sri Lanka
Chaetocarpus gabonensis Breteler – Gabon
Chaetocarpus globosus (Sw.) Fawc. & Rendle – Jamaica, Cuba, Dominican Rep.
Chaetocarpus myrsinites Baill. – Bolivia, Brazil
Chaetocarpus parvifolius Borhidi – Cuba
Chaetocarpus pearcei Rusby – Bolivia
Chaetocarpus pubescens (Thwaites) Hook.f. – Sri Lanka
Chaetocarpus rabaraba Capuron – Madagascar
Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus (Kuntze) Pax & K.Hoffm. – Colombia, Venezuela, 3 Guianas, NW Brazil
member of homonymic genus, synonym of Pouteria
Chaetocarpus pouteria J.F.Gmel, synonym of Pouteria guianensis Aubl. (Sapotaceae)
