Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Caperonia A.St.-Hil.
FALSE CROTON
Classification
MALPIGHIALES
Caperonia
Citation
CAPERONIA A. Saint-Hilaire, Hist. Pl. Remarq. Bresil 244. 1826.
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TYPE: Caperonia castaneifolia (Linnaeus) A. Saint-Hilaire (Croton castaneifolius Linnaeus)
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Caperonia castaneifolia CHESTNUTLEAF FALSECROTON Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
Caperonia palustris SACATRAPO Not Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
[Family identification key]
1.  Stems glabrescent to sparsely strigose; staminate flower petals 2-2.3 mm long, well exserted from calyx
1.  Stems moderately to densely hirsute with erect gland-tipped hairs, also strigose; staminate flower petals ca. 1.4 mm long, not exserted or only slightly from calyx
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Androphoranthus Androphoranthus H. Karsten, Wochenschr. Gaertnerei Pflanzenk. 2: 5. 1859. TYPE: Androphoranthus glandulosus H. Karsten
Cavanilla Cavanilla Vellozo, Fl. Flumin 226. 1829 ("1825"), non J. F. Gmelin 1792, nec Thunberg 1792, nec Salisbury 1796. TYPE: Cavanilla spinosa Vellozo
Lepidococca Lepidococca Turczaninow, Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21: 588. 1848. TYPE: Lepidococca sieberi Turczaninow Lectotypified by Pfeiffer, Nomencl. Bot. 2: 72. 1874.
Meterana Meterana Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 65. 1838. TYPE: Non designatus.