Croton californicus

Croton californicus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Malpighiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Crotoneae
Genus: Croton
Species: Croton californicus

Name

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Croton californicus Muell.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 691 (1866).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Hendecandra procumbens Eschsch., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg Hist. Acad. 10: 287 (1826).
  • Homotypic
    • Oxydectes californica (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).
  • Heterotypic
    • Croton tenuis S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 297 (1879).
    • Croton californicus var. major S.Watson, Bot. California 2: 69 (1880).
    • Croton longipes M.E.Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 721 (1895).
    • Croton californicus var. longipes (M.E.Jones) A.M.Ferguson, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 12: 65 (1901).
    • Croton californicus var. mohavensis A.M.Ferguson, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 12: 65 (1901).
    • Croton californicus var. tenuis (S.Watson) A.M.Ferguson, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 12: 64 (1901).
    • Croton mohavensis (A.M.Ferguson) Tidestr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 48: 40 (1935).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • Arizona; California; Nevada; Utah
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: California croton
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