Euphorbiaceae
Croton

Croton grandivelum Baill.

First published in Adansonia 4: 322 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Brazil to Paraguay. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.472.3.1/42011. epublication.
  • 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.
  • Paña-Chocarro, M.C., Espada-Mateos, C., Vera, M., Céspedes, G. & Knapp, S. (2010). Updated checklist of vascular plants of the Mbaracayú Forest Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural del Bosque Mbaracayú), Paraguay. Phytotaxa 12: 1-224.
  • 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.

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?
Hassler, E.; Rojas, T. [9878] Paraguay K004415940 Yes
Woolston, A.L. [1178] Paraguay K004415942 Yes
Woolston, A.L. [1285] Paraguay K004415941 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Goyder, D.J.; Biggs, N. [20069] Bolivia K000939864 Yes
Hassler, E. [4470] Paraguay K004415943 Yes
Hassler, E. [4470a] Paraguay K004415944 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Pozo, P. [26003] Bolivia K000939865 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Pozo, P.; Soto, D. [26996] Bolivia K000939863 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [43173] Brazil K001336109 No
Harley, R.M. [10184] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184331 No
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Stannard, B.L.; D.J.N.Hind; Kameyama, C.; Prado, J.; Rudall, P.; Simão, R.; Taylor, N.; Zappi, D. [24827] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184327 No
Robert, A. [398b] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184329 No
Hassler, E. [4871] Paraguay Croton occidentalis K004415936 Yes
Hassler, E. [6934] Paraguay Croton occidentalis K004415937 Yes
Hassler, E. [1046] Paraguay Croton occidentalis K004415939 Yes
Glaziou, A. [19828] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184332 No
Hassler, E. [5128] Paraguay Croton occidentalis K004415938 Yes
Collenette, C.L. [180] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184334 No
Hassler, E. [4183] Paraguay Croton occidentalis K004415935 Yes
Robert, A. [436b] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184333 No
Irwin, H.S.; Soderstrom, T.R. [7097] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184336 No
Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Reis dos Santos, R. [9665] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184335 No
Argent, G.; Ramos, J.; Richards, P.W.; Souza, R. [6697] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184328 No
Harley, R.M. [10483] Brazil Croton occidentalis K001184330 No

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/

  • 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