Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton splendidus Mart.

First published in L.Colla, Herb. Pedem. 5: 110 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [3742], Rio de Janeiro Croton migrans K001184286 Unknown type material Yes
Glaziou, A. [15401], Brazil Southeast Croton migrans K001184284 Yes
Langsdorff, G.H.von [s.n.], Minas Gerais Croton migrans K001044971 Yes
Riedel, L. [s.n.], Brazil Croton migrans K001184285 Yes

Sources

  • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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