Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton ceanothifolius Baill.

First published in Adansonia 4: 295 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil to Argentina (NE. Misiones). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

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.
  • Rossi Caruzo, M.B. & Cordeiro, I. (2007). Sinopse da tribo Crotoneae Dumort. (Euphorbiaceae s.s.) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Hoehnea 34: 571-585.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rossi Caruzo, M.B. & Cordeiro, I. (2007). Sinopse da tribo Crotoneae Dumort. (Euphorbiaceae s.s.) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Hoehnea 34: 571-585.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Claussen [14] Brazil K000254380 Type Yes
Riedel [391/407] Brazil K000186079 Type Yes
Hatschbach, G.; Lindeman, J.C.; de Haas, J.H. [Ha13717] Brazil Croton pallidulus K001181108 No
Smith, L.B.; Klein, R.M. [13606] Brazil Croton pallidulus K001181107 No
Klein, R. [3018 ] Brazil Croton pallidulus K001181111 No
Reitz; Klein [12329] Brazil Croton pallidulus K001181110 No
Lindeman, J.C.; de Haas, J.H. [2534] Brazil Croton pallidulus K001181113 No
Klein, R. [3092] Brazil Croton pallidulus K001181109 No
Lindeman, J.C.; de Haas, J.H. [2421] Brazil Croton pallidulus K001181112 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Haiti Croton pallidulus K004622749 Yes

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 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