- Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.
- Genus: Croton L.
Croton argenteus L.
- Genus: Croton L.
This species is accepted, and its native range is Mexico to Tropical America. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders.
[UPB]
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- Ecology
- Alt. 0 - 200 m.
- Conservation
- Not Evaluated.
- Habit
- Herb.
- Distribution
- Native from Colombia.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 200 m.; Llanura del Caribe, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
- Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
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Doubtfully present in:
Uruguay
Native to:
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Texas
- Cieca argentea (L.) Kuntze
- Cieca montevidensis (Klotzsch ex Baill.) Kuntze
- Croton atwoodianus F.Seym.
- Croton integer (Chodat) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
- Heterochlamys quinquenervia Turcz.
- Julocroton argenteus (L.) Didr.
- Julocroton argenteus var. managuensis Ram.Goyena
- Julocroton camporum Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton elaeagnoides S.Moore
- Julocroton integer Chodat
- Julocroton integer f. parvifolia Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton linearifolius (Chodat & Hassl.) Croizat
- Julocroton montevidensis Klotzsch ex Baill.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. elata Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. genuinus Müll.Arg.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. glabra Herter
- Julocroton montevidensis var. guatemalensis Müll.Arg.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. lanceolatus Müll.Arg.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. linearifolius Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. pilosus Müll.Arg.
- Julocroton montevidensis var. virgatus Chodat & Hassl.
- Julocroton pilosus (Müll.Arg.) Herter
- Julocroton quinquenervius Baill.
Croton argenteus L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
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Jan 1, 1940 | Matuda, E. [3846], Mexico | Julocroton argenteus | K001294269 | |
Jan 1, 1939 | Matuda, E. [2713], Mexico | Julocroton argenteus | K001294270 | |
Ratter, J.A. [4010], Brazil | Julocroton argenteus | K001210239 | ||
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.], Mexico | Julocroton argenteus | K001294275 | ||
Rovirosa, J.N. [812], Mexico | Julocroton argenteus | K001294273 | ||
Bernoulli [2425], Guatemala | Julocroton argenteus | K001294274 | ||
Bernoulli [2490], Guatemala | Julocroton argenteus | K001294272 | ||
Baker, C.F. [2055], Nicaragua | Julocroton argenteus | K001294271 | ||
Anderson, B. [1877], Colombia | Julocroton argenteus | K000716300 | ||
Daly, D.C. [D546], Brazil | Julocroton argenteus | K001210241 | ||
Nascimento, M.S.B. [418], Brazil | Julocroton argenteus | K001210240 | ||
Berlandier, J.L. [862], Mexico | Julocroton argenteus | K001294279 | ||
Berlandier, J.L. [2282], Mexico | Julocroton argenteus | K001294278 | ||
Runyon, R. [226], USA | Julocroton argenteus | K001294277 | ||
Palmer, E. [103], Mexico | Julocroton argenteus | K001294268 | ||
Palmer, E. [49], Mexico | Julocroton argenteus | K001294276 | ||
Hassler, E. [7900], Paraguay | Julocroton montevidensis var. elata | K000601155 | ||
Hassler, E. [7266], Paraguay | Julocroton integer f. parvifolia | K000601127 | ||
Hassler, E. [300], Paraguay | Julocroton integer | K000601128 | isotype | |
Hassler, E. [5781], Paraguay | Julocroton montevidensis var. linearifolius | K000601154 | Unknown type material |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 1004 (1753)
Accepted by
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
- Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666.
- 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.
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Literature
Useful Plants of Boyacá Project
- Kew Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) https://www.kew.org/science/data-and-resources/tools-and-services/medicinal-plant-names-services in The State of the World’s Plants Report–2016. (2016). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://stateoftheworldsplants.org
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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