Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton argyrophyllus Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 68 (1817)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Guyana and Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.584.4.1. epublication.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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.
  • van Ee, B.W. (2011). The contribution of Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in the taxonomy of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) and associated genera. Willdenowia 41: 15-33.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Croton micans.]
  • 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. [Cited as Croton micans.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • 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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.584.4.1. epublication.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 3, 2003 Brazil K000185987 No
Lemos, J.R.; Matias, P. [161] Brazil K001266061 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Venezuela K004622521 Yes
s.coll. [7816] Brazil K001184121 No
Schomburgk [44] Guyana Croton nervosus K000253587 Unknown Type Material Yes
Appun, C. [1625] Guyana Croton nervosus K000253588 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [802] Guyana Croton nervosus K000185985 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [44] Guyana Croton nervosus K000253589 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [802] Guyana Croton nervosus K000185986 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnston, J.R. [48] Venezuela Croton milleri K000574059 Unknown Type Material Yes
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B. [6562] Brazil Croton argyroglossus K001336112 No
Coradin, L.; Silva, G.P.; Vieira, J.G.A.; Souza, F.B. [6018] Brazil Croton argyroglossus K001336142 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0