Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton andinus Müll.Arg.

First published in Linnaea 34: 126 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to N. Central Argentina. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Zanotti, C.A. & Moroni, P.D. (eds.) (2024). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 10: 1-251. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
  • van Ee, B.W. & Berry, P.E. (2011). Croton section Pedicellati (Euphorbiaceae), a novel New World group, and a new subsectional classification of Croton section Lamprocroton. Systematic Botany 36: 88-98.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • van Ee, B.W. & Berry, P.E. (2011). Croton section Pedicellati (Euphorbiaceae), a novel New World group, and a new subsectional classification of Croton section Lamprocroton. Systematic Botany 36: 88-98.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Nee, M.; Alexander Parada, G.; Pedro Cabrera, S. [55836] Bolivia K001872287 Yes
Nee, M. [56985] Bolivia K001872264 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [25347] Bolivia K001321682 Yes
Meyer [9930] K004623068 Yes
Atahuachi, M.; Rico, L.; Antezana, C. [721] Bolivia K001321685 Yes
Malvarez, M.R. [688] K004623065 Yes
s.coll. [14259] Brazil K001181293 No
Mandon, G. [1075] Bolivia K001321679 Yes
Mendoza, M. [1281] Bolivia K001321687 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [4978] Paraguay K004622694 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [11680] Bolivia K001321683 Yes
s.coll. [14260] Brazil K001181292 No
Wood, J.R.I. [20234] Bolivia K001321680 Yes
Pearce [s.n.] Argentina K001321677 Yes
Schinini, A.; Dematteis, M.; Marazzi, B. [35370] Argentina K004623067 Yes
Luna, F.E. [8] K004623070 Yes
O'Donell, C.A. [5397] K004623064 Yes
Lorenz; Hieronymus, G.H.E.W. [s.n.] Argentina K004623066 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [12455] Bolivia K001321686 Yes
Atahuachi, M.; Rico, L.; Antezana, C. [721] Bolivia K001321681 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Serrano, M. [13392] Bolivia K001321684 Yes
Bang, M. [1929] Bolivia K001321678 Yes
Venturi, S. [7709] K004623069 Yes
Venturi, S. [5554] K000014924 No
Fiebrig, K. [1354] Paraguay K004622695 Yes
Moore, S. [1050] Brazil Croton pachecensis K000254443 Unknown Type Material No
Moore, S. [1062] Brazil Croton pachecensis K000254442 Type No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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