Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton socotranus Balf.f.

First published in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 95 (1883)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Socotra. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Socotra

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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?
Schweinfurth, G. [449] Yemen K000347454 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cronk, Q.; A.; H.; M.; C. [42] K004448161 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Bazara'a, M.; Guarino, L.; Kassim, N. [M10138] Yemen K004448164 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [249] Yemen K004448155 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [494] Yemen K000347452 Unknown Type Material Yes
Virgo, K.J. [S19] Yemen K004448158 Yes
Miller, A.G.; Guarino, L.; Obadi, N.; Hassan, M.; Mohammed, N. [M8363] Yemen K004448165 Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [798] Yemen K004448159 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [97] Yemen K004448157 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [240] Yemen K004448156 Yes
s.coll. [736] Yemen K004448163 Yes
s.coll. [1] Yemen K004448160 Yes
Balfour, I.B. [278] Yemen K000347453 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [355] Yemen K004448154 Yes
Bent, T. [s.n.] Yemen K004448162 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 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