Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton grewioides Baill.

First published in Adansonia 4: 365 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Peru to Bolivia, NE. Brazil (to Minas Gerais). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cordeiro, I. (2004). Flora de Grão-Mogol, Minas Gerais: Euphorbiaceae. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 22: 109-131.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lima, L.R. & Pirani, J.R. (2003). O Gênero Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) na Cadeia do Espinhaco, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 299-344.
  • Riina, R., Van Ee, B.W., Rossi Caruzo, M.B., Carneiro-Torres, D.S., Freitas dos Santos, R. & Berry, P.E. (2021). The Neotropical Croton sect. Geiseleria (Euphorbiaceae): Classification Update, Phylogenetic Framework, and Seven New Species from South America. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 106: 111-166.
  • Santos Silva, J., Ferreira de Sales, M. & Carneiro-Torres, D.S. (2009). O Gênero Croton (Euphorbiaceae) na microrregião do Valle do Ipanema, Pernambuco, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 60: 879-901.
  • Sordé, R.C. & al. (2019). Taxonomic synopsis of Croton section Geiseleria (Euphorbiaceae) in Brazil, including description of a new species. Phytotaxa 417: 1-105.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lima, L.R. & Pirani, J.R. (2003). O Gênero Croton L. (Euphorbiaceae) na Cadeia do Espinhaco, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 299-344.
  • Sordé, R.C. & al. (2019). Taxonomic synopsis of Croton section Geiseleria (Euphorbiaceae) in Brazil, including description of a new species. Phytotaxa 417: 1-105.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stannard, B.; Harley, R.M.; Esteves, G.L.; Longhi Wagner, H.; Arrais, M.G. [34968] Brazil K001574120 Yes
Blanchet [3100] Brazil K000254381 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blanchet [3100] Brazil K000254382 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blanchet [3100] Brazil K000254383 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0