Croton megalocarpus

Croton megalocarpus

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 megalocarpus

Name

Croton megalocarpus Hutch., 1912

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Croton elliotianus Pax, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 289 (1903), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Burundi; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Rwanda; Somalia; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; Zare References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hutchinson, J., 1912. Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1):760.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton megalocarpus 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 megalocarpus. Published online. Accessed: Jun 15 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Croton megalocarpus 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 megalocarpus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Croton megalocarpus 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・メガロカルパス
Gĩkũyũ: Mũkindũri

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