Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton hircinus Vent.

First published in Jard. Malmaison: 50 (1803)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean, Panama to Guyana, Brazil (Roraima, Fernando de Noronha). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Guyana, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

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.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • van Ee, B.W. & Berry, P.E. (2009). A phylogenetic and taxonomic review of Croton (Euphorbiaceae s.s.) on Jamaica including the description of Croton jamaicensis, a new species of section Eluteria. Systematic Botany 34: 129-140.
  • van Ee, B.W. (2011). The contribution of Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in the taxonomy of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) and associated genera. Willdenowia 41: 15-33.

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

  • (2025). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.705.2.3. 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.
  • van Ee, B.W. (2011). The contribution of Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in the taxonomy of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) and associated genera. Willdenowia 41: 15-33.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 16, 2017 Mauritius K001040359 No
May 1, 2008 Croizat [s.n.] Venezuela K001494419 Yes
May 1, 2008 Croizat [s.n.] Venezuela K001494418 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Britton, E.G.; Brown, M.S. [2730] Trinidad and Tobago K004622263 Yes
Philcox, D.; Wood, D.; Kalloo, B. [7466] Trinidad and Tobago K004622267 Yes
Lockhart [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K004622258 Yes
[Mr Creger] [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K004622261 Yes
Philcox, D. [7026] Trinidad and Tobago K004622266 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6386] Trinidad and Tobago K004622259 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P6121] Trinidad and Tobago K004622265 Yes
Burch, D.; Oliver, R.L.; Robertson, K.R. [1370] Panama K004621848 No
Broadway, W.E. [6683] Trinidad and Tobago K004622262 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6386] Trinidad and Tobago K004622260 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [7576] Trinidad and Tobago K004622264 Yes
Venezuela (Is. Margarita) K001494420 Yes
Venezuela (Is. Margarita) K001494421 Yes
Panama K001494422 Yes
Jan 1, 1913 Boldingh, I. [5179] AN Croton curassavicus K000185969 Type Yes
Vélez, I. [3294] Croton margaritensis K004622386 Yes
Ridley; Lea; Ramage [107] Brazil Croton odoratus K000254446 Type Yes
Ridley; Lea; Ramage [108] Brazil Croton odoratus K000254447 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ridley; Lea; Ramage [108] Brazil Croton odoratus K000254445 Type No
Ridley; Lea; Ramage [108] Brazil Croton odoratus K000254448 Unknown Type Material Yes

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 2026. 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 2026. 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