Adenochlaena is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858. It is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean.Species Adenochlaena leucocephala Baill. - Madagascar, Comoros Adenochlaena zeylanica (Baill.) Thwaites - Sri Lankaformerly includedmoved to other genera (Cladogynos Epiprinus Koilodepas ) A. calycina - Koilodepas calycinum A. indica - Epiprinus mallotiformis A. mallotiformis - Epiprinus mallotiformis A. siamensis - Cladogynos orientalis A.