Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton microcarpus Ham.

First published in Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 55 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cuba to Leeward Islands. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Britton, N.L.; Britton, E.G.; Shafer, J.A. [614] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622100 Yes
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [12553] Haiti Croton nummulariifolius K004622110 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622105 Yes
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [11924] Haiti Croton nummulariifolius K004622109 Yes
Wright, C. [457] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622104 Yes
Howard, R.A.; Briggs, W.; Kamb, P.; Lane, I. [343] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622106 Yes
illegible [112?] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K000185958 Type Yes
Greene [7] Croton nummulariifolius K004622102 Yes
s.coll. [111] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622098 Yes
von Türckheim, H. [3396] Croton nummulariifolius K004622108 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H2456] Haiti Croton nummulariifolius K004622111 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [10189] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622107 Yes
Wright, C. [569] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622101 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [617] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622099 Yes
Wright, C. [569] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622103 Yes
Combs, R. [394] Cuba Croton nummulariifolius K004622097 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/

  • 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 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