Cocconerion

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Cocconerion is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1873.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6467024#page/90/mode/1up Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1873. 11: 87-90] descriptions in Latin, extensive commentary in French[http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40010994 Tropicos, Cocconerion Baill.] The entire genus is endemic to New Caledonia[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=44364 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] and is related to Baloghia.Tokuoka, T. (2007). Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Euphorbiaceae Sensu Stricto Based on Plastid and Nuclear DNA Sequences and Ovule and Seed Character Evolution. Journal of Plant Research 120: 511–22.

;Species

1. Cocconerion balansae Baill. - SE New Caledonia
2. Cocconerion minus Baill. - New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands