Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton leiophyllus Müll.Arg.

First published in Linnaea 34: 103 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Philippines. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Philippines

Recorded in error in:

Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chayamarit, K. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Euphorbiaceae (Genera A-F). Flora of Thailand 8(1): 1-303. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • 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.
  • van Ee, B.W. (2011). The contribution of Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in the taxonomy of Croton (Euphorbiaceae) and associated genera. Willdenowia 41: 15-33.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chayamarit, K. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Euphorbiaceae (Genera A-F). Flora of Thailand 8(1): 1-303. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ahern's collector [1433] Philippines K004116178 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [48118] Philippines K004447210 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [31329] Philippines K004447204 Yes
Meyer, R. [2298] Philippines K004447191 Yes
Ahern's collector [1467] Philippines K004447190 Yes
Ramos, M. [17521] Philippines K004447197 Yes
Reza Azmi [RA500] Malaysia K004446839 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [8322] Philippines K004447194 Yes
Pascual, J.M. [28783] Philippines K004447205 Yes
Borden, T.E. [2543] Philippines K004447192 Yes
Podzorski, A.C. [SMHI895] Philippines K004447206 Yes
Reynoso; Sagcal; Fuentes [17036] Philippines K001589893 Yes
Garcia, H.; Romero, E. [PPI15707] Philippines K001581547 Yes
Bawan, F. [25039] Philippines K004447202 Yes
s.coll. [15434] Philippines K004447199 Yes
Lee, Y.F.; et al. [SAN96871] Malaysia K004446835 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E.; Reynoso, E. [1493] Philippines K004447207 Yes
Awang Amin, R.A. [SAN103144] Malaysia K004446834 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [866] Philippines K004447193 Yes
s.coll. [16209] Philippines K004447200 Yes
s.coll. [12084] Philippines K004447195 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [1954] Philippines K004116179 Yes
George; Amin [SAN121300] Malaysia K004446836 Yes
s.coll. [15569] Philippines K004447203 Yes
Ilias Paie [S39041] Malaysia K004446838 Yes
Lakshnakara, M.C. [712] Thailand K004446270 Yes
Ridsdale, C.E. [SMHI308] Philippines K004447208 Yes
s.coll. [12725] Philippines K004447196 Yes
Podzorski, A.C. [SMHI731] Philippines K004447209 Yes
Ilias Paie [S44937] Malaysia K004446837 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [9576] Philippines K004447201 Yes
s.coll. [3705] Philippines K004447186 Yes
s.coll. [15594] Philippines K004447198 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 2025. 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 2025. 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