Croton muricatus

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 muricatus

Name

Croton muricatus Vahl in E.F.Geiseler, Croton. Monogr.: 47 (1807).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oxydectes muricata (Vahl) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Anisophyllum acutifolium Boivin ex Baill., Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 153 (1861), pro syn.
  • Croton glandulosus Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 754 (1873), nom. illeg.
  • Croton denisii Leandri, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 3: 367 (1931).
  • Croton bastardii var. meridionalis Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro: 204 (2016).
  • Croton decaryi var. subglaber Radcl.-Sm., Gen. Croton Madag. Comoro: 124 (2016).

Homonyms

• Croton muricatus Blanco, nom.illeg. = Croton tiglium L.
• Croton muricatus Bojer, nom.nud. = Croton fothergillifolius Baill.
• Croton muricatus Nutt., nom.illeg. = Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean S. Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vahl, M. in E.F.Geiseler, 1807. Crotonis Monographiam: 47.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton muricatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Croton muricatus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 15 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton muricatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Croton muricatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jun 2020.

Vernacular names

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