Croton gratissimus

Croton gratissimus

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 gratissimus
Varieties: C. g. var. gratissimus – C. g. var. subgratissimus

Name

Croton gratissimus Burch., 1824

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oxydectes gratissima (Burch.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 611 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina; Cameroon; Cape Provinces; Caprivi Strip; Chad; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Kenya; KwaZulu-Natal; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Northern Provinces; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Sudan; Uganda; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Burchell, W.J. 1824. Travels in the interior of southern Africa. Vol. 2. 624 pp. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brow, London. BHL Reference page. : 2:263.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton gratissimus 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 gratissimus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 14 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton gratissimus 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 gratissimus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton gratissimus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Laventelbos, Laventelkoorsbessie, Harige laventelkoorsbessie, Bergboegoe, Korannaboegoe, Kalahariboegoe, Booghout, Boeghout, Rekstokbos, Makwassi, Maquassiboom
English: Lavender croton, Lavender fever-berry, Hairy lavender croton
Sesotho sa Leboa: Mologa, Mookgwasane, Moologa
Sesotho: Ihobeshane, Uhubeshane
Setswana: Moologa
Tshivenda: Mufhorola, Muthatha-khubi
isiZulu: iLabele, inKubathi, isiKhumampuphu, uHubeshane, uMahlabakufeni, uMahlabekufeni

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