Euphorbiaceae
Croton
Croton gratissimus

Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bamps, P. (2009). Croton gratissimus (Euphorbiaceae), nouveau pour la flore du Congo-Kinshasa. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 248-250.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • 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.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Bamps, P. (2009). Croton gratissimus (Euphorbiaceae), nouveau pour la flore du Congo-Kinshasa. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 248-250.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Owens, M. [16] Botswana K000318011 Yes
Long, D.G.; Rae, D.A.H. [333] Botswana K000318004 Yes
Ngoni, J.F. [252] Botswana K000318008 Yes
Schlieben, H-J.E. [9605] Botswana K000318002 Yes
Richards, H.M. [14855] Botswana K000318001 Yes
Brown, R.C. [7970] Botswana K000318009 Yes
Chevalier, A.J.B. [43746] Nigeria K004447714 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [6841] Botswana K000318003 Yes
Mitchison, N. [74] Botswana K000318010 Yes
s.coll. [3482] K004447713 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3209] Botswana K000318005 Yes
Mott, P.J. [188d] Botswana K000318007 Yes
Muller; Biegel [2304] Botswana K000318006 Yes
Rautanen, M. [308] Namibia Croton zambesicus K004621197 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [275] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448267 Yes
Wilson, J. [212] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448270 Yes
Onwudinjoh, D.C. [FHI22372] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447243 Yes
Lely, H.V. [802] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447249 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [281] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447246 Yes
Apyettu, E.A. [23] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448271 Yes
Dyson-Huetson [322] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448268 Yes
Sharland [900] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447251 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI62212] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447244 Yes
Hagerup, O. [568] Niger Croton zambesicus K004447240 Yes
Lely, H.V. [P105] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447248 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [9825] Namibia Croton zambesicus K004621204 Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [D644] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448272 Yes
Ajayi, M.O. [FHI27000] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447245 Yes
Ahimbisibwe, H.; Kalema, J. [HA372] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448260 Yes
Lovett, P.; Kayombo, C. [174] Tanzania Croton zambesicus K004448277 Yes
Ake Assi [12458] Benin Croton zambesicus K004447238 Yes
Foster, E.W. [4] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447250 Yes
Newbould, J.B. [6991] Kenya Croton zambesicus K004448276 Yes
Chevalier, A. [23876] Benin Croton zambesicus K004447239 Yes
McClintock, A. (Miss) [233] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447241 Yes
Killick; Leistner [3194] Namibia Croton zambesicus K004621201 Yes
de Winter, B. [3781] Namibia Croton zambesicus K004621198 Yes
Moll, E.J. [4522] South Africa Croton zambesicus K004621209 Yes
Wilson, J. [2114] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448265 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Hardy, S. [B 10799] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448269 Yes
Story, R. [5919] Namibia Croton zambesicus K004621200 Yes
de Winter, B.; Giess, J.W. [6863] Namibia Croton zambesicus K004621202 Yes
Thornewill, A.S. [19] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447247 Yes
Keay, R.W.J.; Jones, E.W.; Wimbush, S.H. [FHI37605] Nigeria Croton zambesicus K004447242 Yes
Kerfoot, O. [842] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448266 Yes
Birnbaum; Philippe [761] Mali Croton zambesicus K004447236 Yes
Codd, L.E. [4211] South Africa Croton zambesicus K004621206 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E2677] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448264 Yes
Hutchinson, J.; Gillett, J.B. [4471] South Africa Croton zambesicus K004621205 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th3111] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448262 Yes
[Ransanen] [s.n.] Namibia Croton zambesicus K004621196 Yes
Eyles, F. [8861] Zimbabwe Croton zambesicus K:SPC-02108.000 No
Gerrard, W.T. [1460] South Africa Croton zambesicus K004621208 Yes
Chevalier, A. [22756] Benin Croton zambesicus K004447237 Yes
Wells, M.J. [2020] South Africa Croton zambesicus K004621207 Yes
Williams, J.G. [EAH11044] Kenya Croton zambesicus K004448273 Yes
Michelmore [1256] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448263 Yes
Martin, W.N.R. [122] Kenya Croton zambesicus K004448275 Yes
Leendertz, R. [1428] South Africa Croton zambesicus K004621203 Yes
Martin, W.N.R. [66] Kenya Croton zambesicus K004448274 Yes
de Winter, B. [4217] Namibia Croton zambesicus K004621199 Yes
Brasnett [B74] Uganda Croton zambesicus K004448261 Yes

Sources

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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