Croton corylifolius

Croton corylifolius

Taxonavigation edit

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 corylifolius

Name edit

Croton corylifolius Lam., Encycl. 2: 205 (1786).

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Oxydectes corylifolia (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).
  • Heterotypic
    • Croton montanus Geiseler, Croton. Monogr.: 23 (1807), nom. illeg.
    • Croton punctatus Anderson, Trans. Soc. London Encour. Arts 25: 202 (1807).
    • Croton monticola Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 446 (1840).
    • Croton corylifolius Griseb., Pl. Wright. 1: 159 (1860), nom. illeg.
    • Croton cubanus Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 94 (1865).
    • Oxydectes cubana (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).
    • Croton microdon Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 406 (1919).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Leeward Is.; Trinidad-Tobago; Windward Is.
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Venezuela

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

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