Croton texensis

Croton texensis

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 texensis

Name

Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Mull.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 692 (1866).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hendecandra texensis Klotzsch, Arch. Naturgesch. 7: 252 (1841).
• Homotypic
  • Oxydectes texensis (Klotzsch) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 614 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Croton muricatus Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 173 (1835), nom. illeg.
  • Hendecandra multiflora Torr., Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts.: 96 (1845).
  • Croton virens Müll.Arg., Linnaea 34: 142 (1865).
  • Oxydectes virens (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 613 (1891).
  • Croton luteovirens Wooton & Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 145 (1913).
  • Croton texensis var. utahensis Cronquist, Great Basin Naturalist 52: 76 (1992).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; Colorado; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Missouri; Nebraska; New Mexico; Oklahoma; South Dakota; Texas; Utah; Wyoming 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):692.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton texensis 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 texensis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 15 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton texensis 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 texensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton texensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Texas croton

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