Croton capitatus

Croton capitatus

Taxonavigation

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 capitatus

Name

Croton capitatus Michx., 1803

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Heptallon capitatum (Michx.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 65 (1838).
  • Pilinophytum capitatum (Michx.) Klotzsch, Arch. Naturgesch. 7: 255 (1841).
  • Croton capitatus var. genuinus Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 687 (1866), not validly publ.
  • Oxydectes capitata (Michx.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Croton subtomentosis Shecut, Fl. Carol.: 471 (1806), nom. illeg.
  • Heptallon graveolens Raf., Neogenyton: 1 (1825).
  • Heptallon fruticosum Raf., Autik. Bot.: 48 (1840).
  • Heptallon lanceolatum Raf., Autik. Bot.: 48 (1840).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arkansas; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Maryland; Masachusettes; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; New Jersey; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 2. 340 pp. Parisiis et Argentorati [Paris & Strasbourg]: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 2:214.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton capitatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Croton capitatus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 13 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton capitatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Croton capitatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton capitatus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Hogwort

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