Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton aromaticus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1005 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (1984). Notes on Croton aromaticus L. and Croton laccifer L. (Euphorbiaceae). Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India 26: 200-201.
  • 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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sarder, N.U. & Hassan, M.A. (eds.) (2018). Vascular flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts 3: 1-978. Bangladesh National Herbarium, Dhaka.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Lawson] [s.n.] India Croton laccifer K004445597 Yes
Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [865] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445610 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Croton laccifer K004445591 Yes
Wheeler, L.C. [12709] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445619 Yes
Gardner [789] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445599 Yes
Mueller-Dombois, D.; Wirawan, N.; Cooray, R.G.; Balakrishnan, N. [68123002] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445601 Yes
Wheeler, L.C. [12697] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445620 Yes
Macrae [67] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445615 Yes
Bourdillon, T.F. [379] India Croton laccifer K004445590 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [527] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445605 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [661] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445614 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14913] India Croton laccifer K004445594 Yes
Thwaites [2117] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445598 Yes
[Mr Cols Walker] [s.n.] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445602 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [5480] Thailand Croton laccifer K004446266 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16268] India Croton laccifer K004445595 Yes
Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [DBS503] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445611 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [73/196] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445606 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [4595] India Croton laccifer K004445589 Yes
Thwaites [2117] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445604 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [662] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445613 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16813] India Croton laccifer K004445596 Yes
Thomson, G. [14] India Croton laccifer K004445593 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [164] India Croton laccifer K004445618 Yes
Davidse, G. [7499] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445612 Yes
Sumithraarachchi, D.B.; Fernando, C. [DBS144] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445609 Yes
Kostermans [23274] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445617 Yes
Thomson, G. [14] India Croton laccifer K004445592 Yes
[Beddome] [s.n.] India Croton laccifer K004445586 Yes
s.coll. [12953] India Croton laccifer K004445587 Yes
Lawson, M.A. [s.n.] India Croton laccifer K004445585 Yes
Wirawan, N. [626] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445608 Yes
s.coll. [14] India Croton laccifer K004445583 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [68102005R] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445607 Yes
Barber, C.A. [3118] India Croton laccifer K004445588 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [RHT27652] India Croton laccifer K004445584 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [2221] Sri Lanka Croton laccifer K004445600 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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