Croton lechleri

Croton lechleri

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 lechleri

Name

Croton lechleri Mull.Arg., 1866

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Oxydectes lechleri (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 612 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Croton draco var. cordatus Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 90 (1865).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Müller Argoviensis, J. in A. L. P. P. de Candolle, 1866. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2):545.

Links

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

Vernacular names

日本語: クロトン・レクレリ
polski: Smocza krew
中文: 龙血

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