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 (a), meaning "not", and δήλος (delos), meaning "visible." It refers to the difficulties Linnaeus experienced interpreting the genus. Species Current species include Adelia barbinervis Cham. & Schltdl. – hairynerve adelia - Mexico, N Central America Adelia brandegeei V.W.Steinm. - Baja California Sur, Sonora Adelia cinerea (Wiggins & Robbins) A.Cerv., V.W.Steinm. & Flores-Olvera - Sonora Adelia membranifolia (Müll.Arg.) Chodat & Hassl. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, NE Argentina Adelia oaxacana (Müll.Arg.) Hemsl. – Oaxaca Adelia - most of Mexico from San Luis Potosí + Sinaloa to Chiapas + Quintana Roo Adelia obovata Wiggins & Robbins - Sonora, Sinaloa Adelia panamensis Pax & K.Hoffm. - Panama Adelia ricinella L. – Wild Lime - West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia Adelia triloba (Müll.Arg.) Hemsl. – threelobe adelia - Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela Adelia vaseyi (Coult.) Pax & K.Hoffmann – Vasey's wild lime - Tamaulipas, S Texas (Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron, + Willacy Counties) Formerly included species (including in Oleaceae homonym) moved to other genera, including (Alchornea, Bernardia, Doryxylon, Erythrococca, Flueggea, Forestiera (Oleaceae), Garciadelia, Homonoia, Lasiocroton, Macaranga, Mallotus, and Spathiostemon ) References External links USDA Plants Profile for Adelia species Adelieae Euphorbiaceae genera Flora of the Caribbean Flora of Central America Flora of North America Flora of South America Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus