Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton sphaerogynus Baill.

First published in Adansonia 4: 326 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Bahia to São Paulo). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caruzo, M.B.R. & Cordeiro, I. (2013). Taxonomic revision of Croton section Cleodora (Euphorbiaceae). Phytotaxa 121: 1-41.
  • 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.
  • Rossi Caruzo, M.B. & Cordeiro, I. (2007). Sinopse da tribo Crotoneae Dumort. (Euphorbiaceae s.s.) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Hoehnea 34: 571-585.
  • da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil.
  • 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

  • Rossi Caruzo, M.B. & Cordeiro, I. (2007). Sinopse da tribo Crotoneae Dumort. (Euphorbiaceae s.s.) no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Hoehnea 34: 571-585.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil K000186058 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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