Croton draco

Croton draco

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 draco

Name

Croton draco Schltdl. & Cham., Linnaea 6: 360 (1831).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cyclostigma draco (Schltdl. & Cham.) Klotzsch in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 105 (1853).
  • Croton draco var. genuinus Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 90 (1865), not validly publ.
  • Oxydectes draco (Schltdl. & Cham.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 614 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Cyclostigma denticulatum Klotzsch in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 105 (1853).
  • Cyclostigma panamense Klotzsch in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 105 (1853).
  • Croton panamensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 546 (1866).
  • Oxydectes panamensis (Klotzsch) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891).
  • Croton callistanthus Croizat, J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 84 (1940).
  • Croton steyermarkianus Croizat, J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 86 (1940).
  • Croton triumfettoides Croizat, J. Arnold Arbor. 21: 87 (1940).
  • Croton draco subsp. panamensis (Klotzsch) G.L.Webster, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: 1120 (1988).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Colombia; Nicaragua; Panam Costa Rica; Guatemala; Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechtendal, D.F.L.v. & Chamisso, L.K.A.v., 1831. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Berlin 6:360.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton draco in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Croton draco. Published online. Accessed: Jun 14 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton draco in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Croton draco. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton draco in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

español: llora sangre, palo muela, palo sangriento, sangre de drago, sangregado

For more multimedia, look at Croton draco on Wikimedia Commons.