Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton adspersus Benth.

First published in Pl. Hartw.: 51 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Guatemala. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Pringle, C.G. [3346], Michoacán K000186018 isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Hinton, G.B. [13010], Michoacán K000476604 No
Hartweg, T. [389], Mexico K000186006 Unknown type material Yes
Hartweg, T. [389], Mexico K000186005 Unknown type material Yes
Hinton, G.B. [1222], México State K000476605 No
Hinton, G.B. [1394], México State K000476603 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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