Adelia


Adelia is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae. It is native to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one species extending northward into the southernmost part of Texas.
The name is derived from the Greek words α, meaning "not", and δήλος, meaning "visible." It refers to the difficulties Linnaeus experienced interpreting the genus.

Species

;Current species include:
  1. Adelia barbinervis Cham. & Schltdl. - hairynerve adelia - Mexico, N Central America
  2. Adelia brandegeei V.W.Steinm. - Baja California Sur, Sonora
  3. Adelia cinerea A.Cerv., V.W.Steinm. & Flores-Olvera - Sonora
  4. Adelia membranifolia Chodat & Hassl. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, NE Argentina
  5. Adelia oaxacana Hemsl. - Oaxaca Adelia - most of Mexico from San Luis Potosí + Sinaloa to Chiapas + Quintana Roo
  6. Adelia obovata Wiggins & Robbins - Sonora, Sinaloa
  7. Adelia panamensis Pax & K.Hoffm. - Panama
  8. Adelia ricinella L. - Wild Lime - West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia
  9. Adelia triloba Hemsl. - threelobe adelia - Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
  10. Adelia vaseyi Pax & K.Hoffmann - Vasey's wild lime - Tamaulipas, S Texas
;Formerly included species moved to other genera, including: